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- Longwood Gardens is recognized as one of the great gardens of
is over. Rhododendrons, begonias, Madagascar periwinkles,
tropical waterlilies and many hundreds of blossoms make your trip
to Longwood a memorable event at any time of year. A few
minutes in the Topiary Garden could make you believe you've been
transported to the gardens of European nobility. The spectacular
four-acre Conservatory shelters 20 indoor gardens and 5,500
types of plants; it also houses impressive floral scenes that change
with the season and a remarkable collection of tropical plants,
including a breath-taking room of orchids.
Several smaller, but equally noteworthy, gardens are included on
this tour. The Mt. Cuba Center is a horticulturalist's delight,
renowned for safeguarding and developing new strains of plants
native to the Appalachian Piedmont Region. The woodland
wildflower gardens show nature at its finest.
This tour also stops briefly at two in-town gardens that show off
the amazing beauty wealthy business magnates produced with
limited acreage. Goodstay gardens, one of the oldest in Delaware,
was designed in Tudor style and is meticulously maintained.
Gibraltar gardens, listed on the National Register of Historic Places,
evolved over the early decades of the 20th century and is
composed of a series of garden rooms, each with its own
character.
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- This tour may be extended to a second or third day to include
Marie Antoinette would have felt at home promenading along the
paths of Nemours’ gardens in the French chateau style estate. It
would be the perfect setting for a sumptuous garden party or a
simple Sunday afternoon stroll.
Chanticleer stretches to 33 colorful acres. Each cleverly laid out
mini-garden is a new delight. You will see tropical yuccas, delicate
tea roses and woodland perennials among the wide variety of
carefully arranged classics on this property.
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Experience both peace and excitement on our
glorious gardens tour.
glorious gardens tour.
