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Our show-stopping fountain performances are ready for an encore… You’ve asked for more and we are ready to dazzle you in October with more fountain performances, more beautiful horticulture, more hours to visit, more music, and more for you, family, and friends to enjoy. And as October gives way to November, our Chrysanthemum Festival is more beautiful than ever as it reaches peak bloom and ﬁlls our Conservatory with fall’s rich hues. Join us for a jaw-dropping combination of fall, fountains, and fun not to be missed. More Fountains by Day…

Daytime Fountain Historic Pumphouse As the leaves begin to turn and the Performances Explore our new Historic Pump Room Now–October 31 & Gallery Exhibit located on the west weather becomes cooler, our Main 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, & 5 pm side of the Main Fountain Garden. This display highlights the 18 original pumps Fountain Garden continues to amaze Fountains dance, spin, and twirl daily and mechanical systems that powered during 12-minute performances set the fountains from 1931 to 2014. throughout October. Stroll the to music. Our narrated Fountains Then and Now show at 11 am and 3 pm Fireworks & Fountains Exhibit highlights many of the new features and beautiful linden tree allées, meander functionality of our revitalized fountains. On View Through October 22 Our 1 pm and 5 pm shows are set to a Visit the Music Room for our seasonal through the inviting and mysterious variety of musical genres sure to please. exhibit, Water & Wonder: The Spectacular Main Fountain Garden Grotto, contemplate the beauty of The Grotto Shows, extended until October 22. Discover the Grotto–located behind the Through gorgeous imagery, artifacts water dancing to new heights, and Loggia of the Main Fountain Garden— from our Archives, and film footage, a mysterious and quiet place to relax, delve into the history, choreography, soak up more of the splendor. featuring cascading water, natural stone, and new technologies used in our and plantings. fountain performances, including our Fireworks & Fountains Shows. Tickets On Sale Now More Fountains Timed Admission Ticket required Members do not require Member reservations. Purchase tickets: by Night… longwoodgardens.org Enjoy Extended Hours: Tickets limited. Sell out likely. 9 am–9 pm Extended hours are rain or shine. Friday, October 6, 13, 20, & 27 Saturday, October 14, 21, & 28 Join us for seven special evenings with extended hours as the Main Fountain Garden marvels after the sun sets. Celebrate the beauty of autumn with lanterns aglow in our Conservatory, dine al fresco in the Beer Garden, enjoy live music, and wander in wonder as two fountain performances create a spectacle you have to see to believe.

Beer Garden Fountain Performance: 4–9 pm Fountains Then and Now 6:30 pm Live Music in the Beer Garden Illuminated Fountain 5:30–8:30 pm Performance Marc Silver: 7:30 pm Bluegrass October 6, 13, & 14 Polkadelphia: Polka Old and New October 20, 21, 27, & 28 More Chrysanthemums… Chrysanthemum Festival On View October 7–November 19 We begin more than a year in advance to grow thousands of chrysanthemums meticulously nurtured and trained into giant orbs, spirals, columns, pagodas, and other unique forms. In late October, the Thousand Bloom Mum takes center stage showcasing our talented team of horticulturists’ skill in growing one chrysanthemum plant covered in more than 1,500 perfect blooms. More than amazing. More Members- only Moments…

Member Appreciation Day Garden Chat: Members, join us on Member An Exclusive Evening for Appreciation Days and Gardens Premium Members receive 20% discounts in Thursday, November 9 The GardenShop, 1906, 6–7:30 pm Free for Gardens Premium Members and The Café. Registration required: Sunday, October 15 longwoodgardens.org Friday, November 17 Explore the challenging art of bonsai Featuring a Holiday growing with a Longwood expert in Shopping Opportunity our Bonsai Display. Learn about our Get a jump start on your holiday extensive collection and how to shopping list with gifts from our best care for your own specimens GardenShop, decorated and stocked at home. for A Longwood Christmas! Please note: Gardens Premium Members may Please note: Lunch reservations for 1906 are register two individuals per Membership, one strongly recommended via opentable.com. of whom must be named a Gardens Premium Member. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited. Gardens Premium Event: Beyond the Fountains Stay Informed Tuesday, October 17 with Our Emails 6:30–9 pm For Gardens Premium Members We strive to keep our Members Ticketed event engaged and informed about all that is happening in our Gardens. If you We invite Gardens Premium Members don’t receive emails from us, or if to join us for a reception hosted by you would like to update your President and CEO Paul B. Redman. email address, please contact our Hear from Kenneth Grablewski, our Membership Team at membership@ Vice President of Facilities, and Mike longwoodgardens.org. New Member Orientation Petka, Vice President of Preconstruction, Bancroft Construction, who will share Saturday, October 21 the engineering marvels behind the Visit the Gardens & November 18 Main Fountain Garden. Afterward with Friends Free for Members explore the two-story building that All Membership levels receive two Registration required lies below this extraordinary fountain Complimentary Guest Tickets for garden and tour the underground Are you a new Member to one-time general admission. tunnels that house the mechanics, Longwood Gardens? You Complimentary Guest Tickets are open exclusively for Gardens Premium are invited to join Longwood virtual and can be issued online or Members. The evening concludes staff for an introduction to our onsite at Central Ticketing. For with a 12-minute Illuminated Fountain Gardens and discover all your additional details and blackout dates, Performance. Membership has to offer. Learn please visit longwoodgardens.org/ more about how to visit during comp-tickets. A Longwood Christmas, November 23–January 7. Afterward, enjoy our Gardens with a special Scavenger Hunt. Learn More: longwoodgardens.org More Free Fall Organ Performances

Performances… Organ Lecture and Demo: Peter Richard Conte Sunday, October 22 A World of Music Series 3 pm Cristina Pato Quartet Enjoy a free organ demonstration and Friday, November 17 insight into our magnificent 10,010- 8 pm pipe Aeolian organ with our Principal Organist, Peter Richard Conte. Cristina Pato, known for her work with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, Performance: Ballroom brings her new album Latina to our Free with Gardens Admission Gardens. With the help of her quartet, Pato explores what it means to be a Latina and a Galician bagpipe player. Eric Plutz Audience-goers will delight in Pato’s Organ Series blend of bagpipe, Galician, and Sunday, November 5 Jean-Baptiste Robin Spanish influences. 3 pm Saturday, October 14 Eric Plutz is the University Organist 8 pm Performance: Ballroom and a Lecturer in Music and Instructor $36 Reserved Seating From the Palace of Versailles, Jean- of organ at Princeton University. $31 Gardens Preferred and Gardens Baptiste Robin joins us in our Gardens Premium Members Performance: Ballroom for an evening of incredible organ Free with Gardens Admission music. Known around the world Longwood Debut for his interpretations of French organ repertoire, Robin will deliver a performance that is truly unique. Sàndor Kàdàr Sunday, November 12 Performance: Ballroom 3 pm $35 Reserved Seating Sàndor Kàdàr is Principal Organist $30 Gardens Preferred and Gardens at First Presbyterian Church of West Premium Members Chester, PA. Longwood Debut Performance: Ballroom Free with Gardens Admission

Tickets On Sale Now How to Buy Tickets & Select Your Own Seat: View the complete schedule for our 2017–2018 Performance Series and purchase tickets online at: longwoodgardens.org/performance-series. Purchasing online is the most efficient way to get performance tickets. Our online ordering system also features an interactive seating chart that allows you to select your own seat. Prefer to Order by Phone? Purchase concert tickets by calling 610.388.1000. Ticketing and phone convenience fees apply. Buy a Bundle, Save 20% Purchase a bundle of 3, 4, or 5 concerts and save 20%. This discount can be applied when tickets are purchased directly through our bundles on online. Please note: This discount cannot be combined with any other promo code or Member discount. Tickets limited. Sell out likely. *Discount for Gardens Preferred and Gardens Premium Members Specific levels of Membership receive up to 15% off regular ticket prices. If you are eligible to receive the discount, your discount code is printed on the back cover of this brochure. 12 Garden Story Insider Tour October 11 am & 2 pm2 Plant Science: Understanding Plants Student Exhibition Garden 6-part class On View October 12, 19, 26 Now–October 31 November 2, 9, 16 4–6 pm* Waterlily Display On View Now–mid October 13 Main Fountain Garden Insider Tour Pumpkin Playground On View 11 am & 2 pm2 Now–October 31 Live Music in the Beer Garden Marc Silver: Bluegrass 5:30–8:30 pm 6 Main Fountain Garden Insider Tour Extended Evening Hours 11 am & 2 pm2 6–9 pm Live Music in the Beer Garden Marc Silver: Bluegrass 5:30–8:30 pm 14 Meadow Garden Wildflower Walk Extended Evening Hours 10:30 am–12 pm 6–9 pm Main Fountain Garden Insider Tour 11 am & 2 pm2 7 Chrysanthemum Festival Live Music in the Beer Garden On View Marc Silver: Bluegrass Now–November 19 5:30–8:30 pm Organ Series: Garden Railway On View Jean-Baptiste Robin Now–January 7, 2018 8 pm1 Organ Series: Open Organ Console Day Extended Evening Hours 9:30 am–12:30 pm3 6–9 pm Meadow Garden Wildflower Walk 10:30 am–12 pm 15 Member Appreciation Day Garden Story Insider Tour 9 am–6 pm 11 am & 2 pm2 Birds of Longwood 9–11 am 8 Conservatory Story Insider Tour Meadow Garden 11 am & 2 pm2 Wildflower Walk Autumn Calendar 10:30 am–12 pm 9 Birds of Longwood Production Greenhouse Garden and Conservatory Highlights 9–11 am Insider Tour Meet our expert guides and explore the Extended Evening Hours 11 am & 2 pm2 Garden Story Insider Tour indoor and outdoor garden displays that More fountains, more live music, 11 am & 2 pm2 are in peak bloom. more to enjoy during extended Garden Story Insider Tour evening hours in October. 16 Free with Gardens Admission. Check 11 am & 2 pm2 Family Story Time longwoodgardens.org for Garden Beer Garden 10 10 & 10:45 am Highlights offerings on the day of 4–9 pm Garden Story Insider Tour your visit. Open Air Theatre 17 Live Music in the Beer Garden 11 am & 2 pm2 Insider Tour 5:30–8:30 pm Insider Tours 11 am & 2 pm2 Beyond the Fountains: During our Insider Tours, expert guides Fountain Performances: Exclusive Gardens share unique stories and perspectives 6:30 & 7:30 pm Garden Story Insider Tour Premium Event that celebrate the beauty of our displays. 11 Garden Railway 11 am & 2 pm2 6:30–9 pm4 Daily at 11 am & 2 pm 6–9 pm $4 ticket, $3 Members For tickets and tour descriptions: longwoodgardens.org 18 American Birding Association 25 Conservatory Story 3 Production Greenhouse 13 Birds of Longwood Monthly Bird Hike Insider Tour Insider Tour 9–11 am 9–11 am 11 am & 2 pm2 11 am & 2 pm2 Conservatory Story Conservatory Story Insider Tour 2 Insider Tour 26 Production Greenhouse 4 Floral Design Certificate Exam 11 am & 2 pm 11 am & 2 pm2 Insider Tour 9 am–12 pm* 11 am & 2 pm2 Conservatory & Heat Plant 14 Conservatory Story Garden Story Insider Tour Insider Tour Insider Tour 19 2 2 2 11 am & 2 pm 27 Main Fountain Garden 11 am & 2 pm 11 am & 2 pm Insider Tour 11 am & 2 pm2 20 Photo Op! 5 Autumn Photography 15 American Birding Association 6:30–11 am* Live Music in the Beer Garden at Abbondi Monthly Bird Hike Polkadelphia 1–6 pm* 9–11 am Main Fountain Garden 5:30–8:30 pm Insider Tour Production Greenhouse Conservatory Story 11 am & 2 pm2 Insider Tour Insider Tour Extended Evening Hours 11 am & 2 pm2 11 am & 2 pm2 Live Music in the Beer Garden 6–9 pm Polkadelphia Organ Series: 5:30–8:30 pm Eric Plutz 16 Conservatory Story 28 Beginner Bird Hike 3 pm Insider Tour Extended Evening Hours 9–10:30 am 11 am & 2 pm2 6–9 pm Meadow Garden 6 Conservatory Story Wildflower Walk Insider Tour 10:30 am–12 pm 11 am & 2 pm2 17 Member Appreciation Day 21 Member Orientation Main Fountain Garden 9 am–6 pm 10–10:30 am** Featuring a Holiday Insider Tour 7 Conservatory Story 11 am & 2 pm2 Insider Tour Shopping Opportunity Meadow Garden 11 am & 2 pm2 Wildflower Walk Live Music in the Beer Garden Get a jump start on your holiday shopping list and fill up your cart 10:30 am–12 pm Polkadelphia Longwood Lecture Series: with gifts from our GardenShop 5:30–8:30 pm Modern Horticulture in Main Fountain Garden decorated and stocked for Insider Tour Historic Landscapes Extended Evening Hours A Longwood Christmas! 11 am & 2 pm2 6:30–8:30 pm* 6–9 pm Live Music in the Beer Garden Production Greenhouse Polkadelphia Insider Tour Conservatory Story 11 am & 2 pm2 5:30–8:30 pm 29 Conservatory & Heat Plant 8 Insider Tour Insider Tour 2 A World of Music Series: 2 11 am & 2 pm Extended Evening Hours 11 am & 2 pm Cristina Pato Quartet 6–9 pm 8 pm1 Production Greenhouse 30 Conservatory Story Insider Tour 9 11 am & 2 pm2 Insider Tour Meadow Birding Hike 2 22 11 am & 2 pm 18 9–11:30 am Member Orientation Conservatory Story Insider Tour 10–10:30 am** Garden Story Insider Tour 31 Garden Chat 2 5 2 11 am & 2 pm 6–7:30 pm 11 am & 2 pm Conservatory Story Organ Lecture and Demo: Insider Tour 2 Peter Richard Conte 11 am & 2 pm 10 Conservatory Story 3 pm Insider Tour 2 November 11 am & 2 pm 19 Conservatory & Heat Plant Birds of Longwood Insider Tour 23 2 9–11 am 11 am & 2 pm 1 Application Deadline 11 Production Greenhouse Conservatory Story Fellows Program*** Insider Tour 2 Insider Tour 11 am & 2 pm 23 11 am & 2 pm2 Continuing Education A Longwood Christmas On View 2018 Course Registration Birds of Longwood 12 Now–January 7, 2018 Opens at 10 am 9–11 am 24 Forest and Woodland Management Walk Conservatory Story Conservatory & Heat Plant 10–11 am Insider Tour Insider Tour 2 2 Conservatory Story 11 am & 2 pm 11 am & 2 pm Insider Tour Organ Series: 11 am & 2 pm2 2 Conservatory Story Sándor Kádár Insider Tour 3 pm 11 am & 2 pm2 (Calendar continued) At Family Story Time, young guests Horticulture Performance can enjoy nature-based stories in our Lookout Loft Treehouse amid Education Members-only the beauty of the surrounding forest. Family Fun Storytelling, songs, and puppets encourage children to discover the joys of nature, language, and 1 Special ticket required: literature. Story time is designed for longwoodgardens.org children ages 3–5. 610. 38 8.1000 Meadow Garden Wildflower Walks 2 Special ticket required for Insider Tours: $4 Ticket, $3 Members. start at the Peirce-du Pont House 3 Advanced registration required porch before heading to our fully by email: performingarts@ accessible Meadow boardwalk longwoodgardens.org. Timeslots introducing you to our beautiful are limited. Meadow Garden. From there, you 4 Fee required. To register, call may continue with our wildflower 610.388.5357. experts on our meadow trails 5 Free for Gardens Premium discovering what’s in bloom. Members. Registration required: longwoodgardens.org During our Forest and Woodland * Advanced registration Management Walk, spend an hour & fee required: walking with our Land Steward and longwoodgardens.org/enroll, 610.388.5454. discover how Longwood manages ** Advanced registration required. its woodlands. Learn more about longwoodgardens.org/member- our stewardship strategies including orientation, 610.388.1000. invasive species management and *** To apply: longwoodgardens.org/ native forest plant community education restoration. Buy Before You Arrive • Timed Tickets Required • Tickets Limited Birds of Longwood Walks, Beginner Bird Hikes, American Birding Look for the coffee symbol to Association Monthly Bird Hikes, enjoy a complimentary coffee reception with the artist after and Meadow Birding Hikes require select performances. outdoor clothing and shoes/boots. Binoculars are recommended. Is the class you want sold out? E-mail [email protected] or call 610.388.5454 to be put on our wait list. Please note all ticketed events are limited. Sell out likely. Highlights from Our Gardens

Fall is for the Birds monthly in-depth hikes led by experts from the Early Bird Tours, (1) Longwood Gardens manages its the American Birding Association, hundreds of acres of Natural Lands to and our expert volunteers. Bird walks support various woodland, meadow, last between one and three hours and and wetland habitats, the native plant are included with Gardens Admission. communities that form them, and the See the calendar in this brochure for native North American bird species upcoming walks. 1 that depend upon them throughout the year. All birds require places to rest and feed during migration, build Gardener’s Guide to Fall their nests, and feed their young. Our lands are important locally, regionally, (2) Autumn is a time when growth nationally, and even internationally, slows outdoors, but it is the perfect as many birds use a variety of habitats time for garden enthusiasts to begin throughout their lives. To help our preparation for winter’s harsh months guests understand the importance and spring’s anticipated rejuvenation. of these habitats, and to see these As the weather cools, gardeners beautiful bird species, we offer can uproot and rearrange summer a variety of bird walks and hikes blooming perennials, plan their throughout the year, so that guests gardens for spring, plant deciduous may see our avian residents and trees and shrubs, and after the first visitors first-hand. During these walks, frost in mid-October, plant tulips, a guide points out bird species as well daffodils, ornamental onions, as field markers, behaviors, and bird fritillaries, and crocuses for early calls to help guests learn identification spring flowers. Protect your annuals methods. Early October through from the freezing temperatures of late November sees the appearance winter and bring canna roots, of migrating raptors and sparrows dahlia tubers, gladiolus bulbs, and across the area, as well as ducks and elephant's-ear-plants inside to a cool warblers arriving to spend the winter. garage or root cellar. Before the first Anywhere at Longwood is good for frost, find a sunny spot for your seeing birds, but the best places are begonias, tropical plants, and potted where native plants are growing in geraniums inside your home. large communities—primarily in our Meadow Garden. Walks follow the paths along the edge of the Meadow Garden highlighting areas such as the Hourglass Lake, the Earth Bridge, and the Hawk Point Pavilion, all of which provide a large view of the sky—perfect for birding. Flying above, guests can spot Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrels, Song Sparrows, Cedar Waxwings, Palm Warblers, and more. With a keen eye, rare Golden Eagles, Fox Sparrow, and Eastern Meadowlarks have been observed. All levels of birding are encouraged with beginner hikes teaching binocular usage tips to 2 Preserving our Chrysanthemums cleaned as needed, and in some instances, covered. Behind the (3) Our chrysanthemum collection is scenes, water storage tanks will be prized not only for its ability to provide cleaned, and all of the mechanical, beautiful displays throughout the fall electrical, and plumbing systems season, but also for its contribution will be checked and undergo to horticulture beyond our Gardens. routine maintenance. Our fountain Chrysanthemums, native to China choreographers will also be hard and Japan, have become increasingly at work on the Syncronorm difficult to import due to their computer system designing new susceptibility to pests and plant shows for next season. Guests can disease. In order to preserve and continue to enjoy the Main Fountain keep our chrysanthemum collection Garden throughout the year, as the (which includes rare cultivars) disease garden’s pathways, Grotto, and free,our research department utilizes Historic Pump Room & Gallery tissue culture. Tissue culture is a will be available. growing technique conducted in a sterile environment with the goal of plant cloning and disease elimination. Leaf-peepers Guide to Fall Color To begin the tissue culture process, our staff removes the apical meristem, (5) Fall is a magical time at a group of actively dividing cells, from Longwood as our landscape a chrysanthemum shoot and suspends transforms into the striking red, 3 it in a tube filled with a gelatin mixture orange, and yellow hues of the of salts, sugar, and plant hormones season. You can see the that serves as an optimized plant- transformation all around our growing material. Growing Gardens, but a few spots make chrysanthemums from tissue culture for a perfect fall foliage viewing allows our staff to grow hundreds of experience. Along Flower Garden plants in tubes very quickly, reducing Drive see the rusty oranges of the need for growing space. A bald-cypress (Taxodium distichum), chrysanthemum that begins in tissue deciduous conifers that shed their culture will grow for two months in needles. Nearby, appreciate the red the lab before being transferred to and deep maroons of flowering our production facility to be used in dogwoods (Cornus florida) in the our Chrysanthemum Festival pagodas, Dogwood Plaza near the Open Air cascades, spirals, orbs, and our Theatre. Wander over to the clearing specialty hundred and thousand by the Canopy Cathedral Treehouse bloom chrysanthemums. To ensure and let your eyes gaze upon maroon the continuation of our collection, 4 sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) our research staff maintains more and the gorgeous yellows and than 1,500 test tubes holding oranges of pignut hickories (Carya virus-free mum stock. glabra). The true star of fall is our 5 Meadow Garden, which bursts with the colors of the season in Main Fountain Garden every direction you turn. More Gets Ready for Winter yellow and orange pignut hickories line the northern edge of the (4) Just like our other outdoor Meadow Garden as well as near gardens, our Main Fountain Garden the Hourglass Lake. Walk to our will be getting ready for winter, too. Webb Farmhouse and view a After a successful inaugural season majestic sugar maple tree (Acer of wowing guests with our fountain saccharum) covered in oranges performances, our facilities staff and reds that is sure to impress. will begin in November preparing The best time for viewing all these the garden for the harsh winter beautiful colors is anticipated to temperatures. Tasks include removing be the third week of October, but and inspecting the robotic fountain temperature and rain fall can affect nozzles, and covering or capping peak foliage viewing time. other nozzles to protect them from the elements. In addition, the stonework will be inspected, More Fun for Families…

Family Story Time October 10 10 & 10:45 am

At Family Story Time, young guests can enjoy nature-based stories in our Lookout Loft Treehouse amid the beauty of the surrounding forest.

Garden Railway October 7, 2017– January 7, 2018

A favorite of all ages, our Garden Railway features G-scale electric trains rumbling across 450 feet of beautiful landscapes, cascading waterfalls, steep bridges, and winding tunnels.

Pumpkin Playground September 30–October 31

Visit the Children’s Corner for some hands-on pumpkin fun, and capture a festive fall photo with our pumpkins, including the largest pumpkin on display, weighing in at more than 800 pounds!

Join Us for Breakfast With Santa

November 24, 25, 26 Tickets On Sale October 16 December 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, Sale Begins at 9 am 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 Tickets are extremely popular, Seating: 9 am sell out likely. Savor a special breakfast buffet Purchase Tickets at The Terrace, and get the and Select Your Seat: chance to visit with Santa! longwoodgardens.org $34 Ages 12 years & older Ticket price includes admission to $23 Ages 2–11 A Longwood Christmas. Free for ages under 2 Ticketing and phone convenience fees apply. More to Learn… 2018 Continuing Education Course Catalog Coming Soon! Course Registration Opens November 1 longwoodgardens.org Unleash your creativity in landscape design, botanical-inspired art and jewelry, photography, painting, and ﬂoral design course offerings here at our Gardens. Expand your knowledge of orchid care, beekeeping, container gardening, garden-to-table vegetable growing, and many other popular course favorites. Enroll in a Continuing Education course or our Longwood Lecture Series and broaden your world by learning in ours.

Our online catalog and list of class offerings will be available on longwoodgardens.org in late October.

New Courses Include: Intro to Graphic Communication Sculpted Wire Tree Design, Create, Construct: Walls Fabric Dyeing Trough Making From Garden to Table Creating a Cloche Magnificent Mantles Grow and Know: Peonies Mums in Oil Pastels Kusudama: Origami Ornaments Photographing Fall Color More to Come… A Longwood Christmas On View November 23, 2017–January 7, 2018 From fanciful topiary to elegantly adorned trees, there is only one way to describe our French-inspired holiday display: c’est magnifique! More than 50 trees in classic Christmas tones of silver, gold, white, and red boast elegant laurel garlands and sparkling crystal ornaments reminiscent of the splendor of Versailles. Outdoors, snuggle with family and friends at one of our ﬁrepits, marvel as colorful fountains dance to holiday music, and stroll amidst a wonderland of a half-million lights. Strolling carolers Visiting as a Member? Free Timed Member Reservations and daily holiday sing-alongs ﬁll the Members may visit anytime, but require free timed Member reservations after 2 pm on Peak Days during A Longwood Christmas. Gardens Premium Members Gardens with a festive air. and those included in their Membership level do not require reservations. Member reservations are limited, and sell out is likely. With a timed Member reservation, you may enter the Gardens as early as a half hour before or as late as a half hour after your entry time. Later or earlier arrivals cannot be accommodated. You may stay as long as you wish once you enter the Gardens. Member Guests & General Admission Non-Peak Days Peak Days Buy Before You Arrive • Timed Tickets Required • Tickets Limited Crowds are lighter! Visit late—After 8 pm is great! Admission to A Longwood Christmas is by Timed Admission Ticket only with Mondays through Thursdays from All Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays tickets issued for a specific date and time. Guests not included in a Membership November 23–January 7 (excluding from November 23–January 1 require a Timed Admission Ticket. We cannot accommodate a Member’s December 26–January 1) and every and every day from Tuesday, request for tickets if we are sold out. Purchase in advance as tickets sell out. day from Friday, January 5–Sunday, December 26–Monday, January 1. January 7. Using Complimentary Guest Tickets? Peak Day hours: 9 am–10 pm Many Complimentary Guest Tickets are not valid on Peak Days. Non-Peak Day hours: 9 am–10 pm Members require free timed Check your tickets as restrictions may apply. Member’s Complimentary Guest reservations if visiting after 2 pm. Tickets accepted. Member’s Complimentary Guest Tickets are not accepted. Check your For prices and to purchase Timed Admission Tickets or to make tickets as restrictions may apply. your free timed Member reservations, visit longwoodgardens.org. Gardens Information

Gardens Hours Dining at The Terrace The Terrace is a Certified Green Now–November 22 Restaurant through the Green 9 am–6 pm Restaurant Association and offers Please note: Our Conservatory is closed these dining experiences: November 20–22 for A Longwood Christmas installation. The outdoor gardens are open. The Café Extended Evening Hours Enjoy casual fare made from fresh 9 am–9 pm seasonal ingredients. October 6, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28 1906 Gardens Admission Savor this artful, full-service For Gardens Admission tickets visit: dining experience. Reservations longwoodgardens.org made via opentable.com or by calling 610.388.1000. Prices and hours are subject to change. Beer Garden 4–9 pm (serving until 8:30 pm) Fall Fountains October 6, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28 Main Fountain Garden Now–October 31 Parking 12-minute Daytime Shows run at Longwood offers free parking and 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, and 5 pm transportation is provided between Extended Hours: remote parking and the Gardens. October 6, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28 For Your Convenience – 12-minute Evening Performance Longwood Gardens covers many Fountains Then and Now acres. There are no shuttles within 6:30 pm the Gardens. We’re happy to offer the following: – 30-minute Evening Performance Illuminated Fountain Performance – Non-motorized wheelchairs, 7:30 pm electric scooters, and children’s strollers are available on a first- Italian Water Garden come basis for a fee. Supply limited, On View: Now–October 10 reservations not accepted. Open Air Theatre Daytime Shows – Scooters are not available during Now–November 19 rainy, snowy, or freezing weather. 5-minute shows run at 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, and 5:55 pm daily.

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