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Closeup of bright red and yellow tulips at right front, along with purple blooms at center-left.
Hank Davis

Longwood Gardens, one of America’s quintessential landscapes, is a place of ever-changing seasonal beauty, handcrafted feats of horticultural wonder, and an awe-inspiring collection of the most beautiful plants from around the globe. 

From our humble beginnings as a Quaker farmstead and arboretum, to Pierre S. du Pont’s forward-thinking stewardship, to today’s collection of renowned landscape designers, horticulturists, and architects, our great garden of the world evolves and emerges again and again.

Through Longwood Gardens and its program of outstanding horticultural display, every visitor to the Gardens has the opportunity to gain, culturally and spiritually, a better peace of mind.

Russell J. Seibert, Longwood’s first director

Explore nearly 200 acres of lush, formal gardens, open meadows, and winding paths to breathtaking Brandywine Valley vistas. Together, mesmerizing displays, feats of engineering, and science-based research and conservation work harmoniously toward the overarching goal to unite and inspire our guests in appreciation of beauty—as only Longwood can. 

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  • Japanese Wisteria

    This wisteria, native to Japan, is highly prized for its very long, fragrant racemes of flowers in late spring. The flowers do not all open at once, but begin to open at the base of the raceme and open progressively to the tip.

  • Dwarf Fothergilla

    Mature at about three feet tall, this native shrub is deer resistant and has fragrant white, bottlebrush blooms in the early spring.  Dwarf fothergilla is relatively low maintenance and is hardy in zones 5 to 8.  It prefers full sun to light shade and moist, well-draining soil.  The shrub has beautiful fall foliage in shades ranging from yellow to dark red and is a good companion to dwarf conifers, rhododendrons and azaleas.