The show reaches its peak bloom during the first three weeks on November. This year, a cloud of topiary bees above the indoor lawns are poised to pollinate the beds of flowers beneath. Topairy forms, including butterflies, spirals and our largest thousand-bloom chrysanthemum ever, with over 700 blooms, adorn the Conservatory.

Longwood’s landscapes glow with shades of yellow, orange, purple, and red trees. Golden honey-locusts and ginkgos, scarlet sweet-gums and sourwoods, and ruby red oaks add bursts of color.

More than 100 different types of gourds and squash with bizarre shapes, unusual colors and evocative names like ‘Orange Smoothie’, ‘Jumbo Pink Banana’, ‘Blue Magic’, ‘Cotton Candy’ and more are featured in unique displays throughout the gardens, from October 3 to 31. Our monstrously large pumpkins are back on display October 2–28.

For more information visit: http://www.longwoodgardens.org

Registration thru November 6, 2009.

Call the New Hanover Township office for additional information.

Here is the contact information for the Township:

2943 North Charlotte Street
Gilbertsville, PA 19525-9718
Phone: (610) 323-1008
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm

Exquisite flowers, majestic trees, dazzling fountains, extravagant conservatory, starlit theatre, thunderous organ—all describe the magic of Longwood Gardens, a horticultural showstopper where the gardening arts are encased in classic forms and enhanced by modern technology. Many generations helped create Longwood Gardens, but one individual—Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954), industrialist, conservationist, farmer, designer, impresario, and philanthropist—made the most enduring contribution.

Pierre du Pont was the great-grandson of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), who arrived from France in 1800 and founded the DuPont chemical company. Pierre turned the family business into a corporate empire in the early 20th century and used his resulting fortune to develop the Longwood property. Read the full history here.

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