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A chilly wind was blowing the day we were at Longwood, but it didn't spoil our experience
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In 1950 the Dupont family, refugees from the French Revolution, celebrated 150 years in the U.S.
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The view from the conservatory entrance
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The conservatory is huge -- it even has lawns
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Mennonite visitors to the orchid room
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Oriental lilies perfumed this room
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Freesia and azalea border
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Finally I learn the name of this bush I've seen all over Europe
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Where we sat for the three o'clock carillon concert
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Next to the sunken fountain garden is a museum, in the former pump house, that details the garden's creation
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Begun in 1921, the fountain garden was renewed in 2014
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At the end of our six-hour visit, we returned to the first allee to see it in a different light
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Photos on the Winterthur terrace
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The docent noted that the 18thC hand-painted Chinese wallpaper was the most valuable thing in the room
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Winterthur inspired Jackie Kennedy's redesign of the White House
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A bouquet of ranunculus inside Winterthur
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Varieties of Amaryllidaceae were all over the garden
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At one time, this was Winterthur's formal entrance; now it's a conservatory
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March Bank so named for the month when its many spring bulbs bloom
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The reflecting pool was once Winterthur's swimming pool
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Fragrant yellow azaleas
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Ruth under the canopy of crabapple blossoms
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We almost forgot the exhibition hall which was beautifully done
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Further reading...
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The French garden at Hagley
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About the DuPont garden at Hagley
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As was the style in the 19th century, this garden featured ruins. Now it's ruins of ruins!
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Brandywine Creek, the waterway that powered the DuPont gunpowder factory
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The first border I saw as we entered the grounds of the American Horticultural Society
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It's a fairly small garden but with some picturesque spots
