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Spring Blooms March 31–May 6 Spring Blooms On View March 31–May 6

Awaken your senses with the vibrant hues, fresh fragrances, and natural sounds of spring in our . Dogwoods, , azaleas, foam-flowers, and more than 240,000 tulips erupt into spectacular bloom creating a patchwork of color across our landscape. Stroll among our historic trees, wander in our , and breathe in the fresh air. Savor the beauty of spring.

Plan Your Spring Visits in Advance We all eagerly anticipate the first signs of spring. Encourage your guests to buy Timed Admission Tickets early as tickets are limited, and be sure to take advantage of our Member Appreciation Days during Spring Blooms. For details, see our Members-only Moments pages. Members-only Moments

Member Appreciation Days Mark Your Calendar Stay Informed with Our Emails Sunday, March 25 Garden Chat: Hidden Gems Mondays, April 16, April 23, and April 30 Tuesday, May 8, 6–7:30 pm We strive to keep our Members engaged and informed about all 9 am–6 pm that is happening in our Gardens. If you don’t receive emails from us, Gardens Premium Members can Join us on Member Appreciation or if you would like to update your email address, please visit chat with Senior Horticulturist longwoodgardens.org/email. Days and receive 20% discounts Jessica Whitehead and explore at The Café, 1906, and our late spring blooms along the ever- Visit the Gardens with Friends GardenShop. changing Flower Garden Drive, All Membership levels receive two Complimentary Guest Tickets Join Us for New the newly redesigned “secret” for one-time general admission. Complimentary Guest Tickets are Member Orientation Peony Garden, and the fragrant virtual and can be issued online or onsite at Central Ticketing. Saturday, May 19, 10–11 am Wisteria Garden. Jessica will share For additional details and blackout dates, please visit: Are you a new Member to the history of these gorgeous longwoodgardens.org/comp-tickets. Longwood Gardens? Join areas, as well as planting designs, Longwood staff for an growing tips, and more. introduction to our Gardens Advanced registration required, and discover all your Membership space is limited. Register at has to offer. Learn more about longwoodgardens.org. your Member benefits, visiting tips, and the history of Longwood. Afterward, enjoy our Gardens with a special guided tour. Free for Members. Registration required: longwoodgardens.org. July 9–13 July 30–August 3 Inspired by Nature Capture It! 2018 Summer Camp Investigate nature's genius while (for youth ages 11–15) uncovering the unique ways nature Capture our Gardens as you can solve its own problems. Apply experiment with key elements what you learn to tell time, find of photography. Use your lens to Registration Open directions, and discover which document the magnificence of way the wind is blowing. Longwood and collect one-of-a- Young guests can explore the Gardens, learn, and have kind images to build your personal Craft It! portfolio. Personal cameras or fun during our week-long camps. Each camp will have Be inspired by nature and create Longwood‘s digital cameras may be imaginative pieces using an a science theme in the morning and an art theme in used. Portfolios and flash drives will assortment of new and found be provided. Suited for all skill levels. the afternoon. Register for our full-day summer camp materials. Let the gardens guide you programs in art, science, photography, horticulture, as you craft dream catchers, memory and more. stones, and other keepsake treasures. Supplies will be provided. All camps run from 9 am–4 pm Cost is $350 July 16–20 Longwood‘s Garden Adventure Discover historical facts as you travel behind the scenes to create your own treasure map and solve puzzles June 18–22 June 25–29 and mysteries. Even the youngest detective will enjoy exploring Peirce‘s Towering Trees and Treehouses Eco-Explorers Woods, the Main Fountain Garden, Become a champion of Longwood’s Explore the natural and man-made and the Conservatory tunnels to trees and forest ecosystems while ecosystems in the Gardens and uncover bits of Longwood‘s past. exploring our majestic treehouses examine native plants and pollinators and woodlands. Learn how to that thrive here. Connect to nature and Paint It! identify Longwood’s historic trees develop stewardship habits to improve Experiment with various methods while participating in exciting the ecosystem in your own backyard. of capturing nature's beauty. Create forest investigations. one-of-a-kind pieces with various Sketch It! paint mediums. Develop your Sculpt It! Express your inner artist using various talent for painting summer blooms, Registration Experiment with an assortment of media, including colored pencils and swaying trees, insects, and flowing building materials to construct 3D charcoal, to develop your unique Information landscapes. Supplies will be provided. models using wire, foam, wood, drawing style. Capture the beauty Advanced registration and and clay. Utilize patterns, colors, of plants, trees, and landscapes fee required for all summer and textures inspired by Longwood's guaranteed to inspire. Supplies camps: longwoodgardens. fountains, treehouses, and other will be provided. July 23–27 org/summer-camps or artistic works to fabricate personal Birds, Butterflies, and Bees 610.388.5377. designs. Supplies will be provided. Discover the birds, butterflies, bees, and other wildlife that inhabit our Gardens day and night. Learn the secrets of attracting wildlife into your All camps are designed for youth own environment as you explore the 6–12 unless otherwise specified. Meadow Garden and other areas on Longwood‘s vast property. All camps are full-day (9 am–4 pm) with a morning Blend It! science theme and afternoon Let nature inspire your artistic talent art theme. All camps include a as you compose original artwork supervised lunch; campers must using your own drawing technique. provide their own bagged lunch. Learn to blend different media, colors, and textures and bring home a portfolio of masterpieces. Supplies will be provided. Highlights from Our Gardens

Beyond Our Borders: Online New Behind the Scenes Tour: Orchids Course Now Available Under the Fountains Tours begin May 8 (1) We are thrilled to announce the Most Tuesdays, Thursdays, release of Everything About Orchids, Fridays, and Sundays our first free open, fully online 1:15 pm and 3:15 pm course designed to transport Tickets on sale April 23 our spectacular onsite displays to $20 Non-Members/$18 Members 1 wherever you and your web-enabled device happen to be. Whether (2) Experience the Main Fountain you’re new to orchids or a seasoned Garden from the inside out and grower, this self-paced learning explore the inner workings of the experience offers valuable insights garden underground to see how from our experts through engaging this spectacular garden and its more and diverse media, including videos, than 1,700 fountain jets and streams discussion forums, and interaction dazzle and delight. Start your tour with the instructors themselves. with private seating for a dynamic Main Fountain Garden daytime show, Learn more about our outstanding and then learn more about this one- orchid collection and discover how of-a-kind space on a guided 60-minute to use these plants in your own behind-the-scenes tour traveling floral designs or landscape. Explore from above ground to the vast tunnel different types of orchids, delve system hidden below. You’ll learn that into orchid care, and study how beauty runs deep in this immersive, we are breeding and conserving entertaining experience. some of these terrestrial species. You can even share your growing Please note: This tour requires the experiences with fellow enthusiasts. ability to climb several flights of stairs 2 and is not accessible by wheelchairs With Everything About Orchids, or other mobility devices. This ticket we’re able to bring the beauty of does not include admission to the our Gardens to course participants Gardens. anytime and anywhere. Our Everything About Orchids is available now through May 6. Enroll now at Fountains longwoodgardens.org. Return Italian Water Garden Opens April 21 Open Air Celebrate Family During Mother‘s Day Weekend Theatre Join us for Mother‘s Day Weekend Thursday, May 10 through Sunday, May 13. Opens April 21 Gather the family for a spectacular evening fountain show Thursday through Main Fountain Saturday evening when the Gardens are open until 10 pm, or enjoy a flower- Garden filled Sunday stroll when the Gardens are open until 6 pm. The Café, 1906, and Daily shows Beer Garden will be open and serving fresh seasonal fare. No reservations are begin May 7 necessary at The Café and Beer Garden, but 1906 reservations are limited, so make yours in advance at longwoodgardens.org/dine. Evening illuminated Please note: Free timed Member reservations are required if arriving after shows begin 3 pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. No Timed Member reservations May 10 are required on Sunday. Garden Lecture: Autobiography of a Garden Friday, April 6 6:30–8 pm 2018 Scout Programs $25; $20 for Gardens Preferred and Gardens Premium Members Gardens Admission included Registration Open Join engraver and artist Andrew Raftery as he details his Autobiography of a Garden, an installation of 12 Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups are invited to engage in earthenware plates transfer-printed a Longwood-led program and earn a Longwood Gardens with engraving that depict the Past Meets Present: gardening tasks he undertook each Fun Patch. All fun patches are unofficial and designed to Our Historic Peirce‘s month of the year in his mother’s be worn on the back of any sash or vest. Scout groups Trees Collection garden. As part of The Garden participate in various activities throughout the Gardens Our story began with Mr. du Pont’s Conservancy 2018 Speaker Series, act of tree preservation in 1906. Today, Raftery will share insights into the to meet partial requirements for specific badges. we continue to steward the trees relationship between nature’s inherent throughout our Gardens, mapping rhythms, the garden as inspiration, them, tracking their condition and and the eight-year creation process Wolves: Juniors: care, and ensuring we have of this unique installation. The lecture Grow Something Adventure Flower Legacy Naturalist Badge replacement trees ready if needed, includes a wine and dessert reception. Travel behind the scenes to learn about Immerse yourself in the beauty of the varieties of plants growing in our Longwood’s diverse garden areas including exact genetic matches An award-winning printmaker indoor production greenhouses and and learn about the unique flowering for our historic and notable trees. specializing in scenes of contemporary the automated growing environments plants growing year-round under our In 2017, our most historic trees were American life, Raftery is a professor of that allow us to produce plants. Scouts four-acre Conservatory. Experiment recognized with accreditation by printmaking at Rhode Island School experiment with seeds and take home with seeds, discover the working the Plant Collections Network of the of Design. His work has been featured a mini greenhouse to grow plants parts of the flower, and create a dried American Public Gardens Association. in exhibitions across the US and his at home. flower keepsake. The Peirce’s Trees Collection includes work is in the permanent collections 296 trees that represent not only the of the Whitney Museum of American Brownies: Cadettes: oldest in the Gardens, but also a direct Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Bugs Legacy Naturalist Badge Trees Legacy Naturalist Badge link to the history and legacy of the Museum of Art; Museum Learn about insect body parts, life Stroll through the shade of deciduous Peirce family, Pierre S. du Pont, and of Fine Arts, Boston; and many others. cycles, and habitat. Scouts make and coniferous trees and learn about the Philadelphia region. Within the their own bee puzzle, hunt for pests, the history of Longwood. Discover 296 trees, 50 taxa are represented, and learn about our integrated pest amazing facts about our champion and you can identify the original The Beauty of Spring, Captured management system. trees and hundred-year-old bonsai. trees by their brass tags with the Learn how to tell the age of a tree, Bears: 1800s prefix, signaling that they Enjoy a juried exhibit of stunning practice identifying trees, and bring Furs, Feathers, and have been on the property prior to images from the Delaware Photographic home a tree cookie. Adventure 1880. We are continuing to survey Society, one of America’s oldest Explore our historic indoor and our woodlands, many of which have and most respected photographic Webelos: outdoor Gardens to discover the not been disturbed since the late associations. Delaware Photographic Into the Woods Elective Adventure world of plants and insects. Scouts 1800s, for additional trees to include Society members have captured Journey through the Gardens to use magnifying glasses to identify in the collection, which we expect stunning images of our spring flowering discover the role of trees and plants spores and visit our soil shed may ultimately include more than plants and trees. Stop by the Visitor in our ecosystem. Learn about our to observe Longwood’s composting 400 trees. Many of the trees are Center to view the beauty of spring historic trees, find what it takes for a operations. found in the woodland perimeter through the eye of the lens and the tree to become a champion, and how areas of the Gardens, but as you art of the photographer. The exhibit to decipher a tree's life story. walk the landscape this spring, make is on view now–April 29. sure to visit the national champion acuminata var. subcordata Registration Information ‘Peirce’s Park‘ (yellow cucumber Saturdays, April 7, 14, and 21; May 5 Advanced registration and fee magnolia) adjacent to the Peirce-du and 19; and June 9 at 10 am & 12 pm required at least three weeks Pont House, or its neighboring Ginkgo in advance: 610.388.5377. biloba (maidenhair tree), Betula lenta Sundays, April 8, 15, 22, and 29; (cherry birch), and Tsuga canadensis May 6 and 20; and June 10 at 12 pm Space is limited. No refunds for cancellations or changes to (Canada hemlock) trees along the $105 per program (up to 15 Scouts, numbers less than 7 days prior southern path in Peirce’s Allée, all of 2 adults included) to program. Each program is which are standouts in the Peirce’s Additional Scouts $7 each 90 minutes and is rain or shine. Trees Collection. (30 Scouts maximum) (Additional adults $19 each) 9 Fireworks & Fountains 22 Meadow Birding Hike On Sale 9 –11: 30 am 9 am Our Fireworks & Fountains Scout Programs Spring Calendar 12 pm** Shows return with astonishing awe on six spectacular evenings. Classical Series: Garden Highlights Walks 1 Easter Weekend View show themes and prices Curtis Student Recital Walk with an expert guide and explore Live Music in the Conservatory online. Purchase tickets at Stephen Kim, violin our garden displays that are in peak String quartet longwoodgardens.org 1 pm bloom. Select dates at 12:30 pm and 12–3 pm 1:30 pm. Free with Gardens Admission. Birds of Longwood Walk Check longwoodgardens.org for Garden Birds of Longwood Walk Native Plants 9–11 am 23 Highlights Walk offerings on the day of 3 9–11 am 6-part class your visit. April 3, 10, 17, 24 The Art of the Party: Member Appreciation Day May 1, 8 10 Backyard to Ballroom 9 am–6 pm 5–7 pm* March 4–6 pm* 28 Making a Milpa 4 Orchid Extravaganza Sale 14 Birds of Longwood Walk 9–11 am or 1–3 pm 9 am–6 pm 9–11 am 25 Member Appreciation Day (afternoon taught in Spanish)* Location: Visitor Center 9 am–6 pm Scout Programs While supplies last Beginner Bird Hike 10 am & 12 pm** 9–10:30 am Meadow Birding Hike 9–11:30 am 15 Scout Programs Scout Programs 5 Orchid Extravaganza Sale 12 pm** 29 Delaware Photographic 9 am–6 pm 12 pm** Society Exhibit Location: Visitor Center Kennett Symphony On View Now–April 29 While supplies last 7:30 pm3 Location: Visitor Center 30 Member Appreciation Day Longwood Gardens is proud to 9 am–6 pm host a juried photographic exhibit 16 6 Designing with Ephemerals Member Appreciation Day from The Delaware Photographic 4-part class 9 am–6 pm Society. As one of America’s April 6, 13, 20, 27 oldest and most respected 9–11 am* photographic associations, 18 American Birding Association May Delaware Photographic Society Orchid Extravaganza Sale Monthly Bird Hike members have captured stunning 9 am–6 pm 9–11am images of Longwood’s spring Location: Visitor Center Peirce’s Woods Expected flowering plants and trees. While supplies last to Be in Bloom 21 Italian Water Garden Opens Stroll through Peirce’s Woods and Two-Tiered Tile Design On View Now discover creeping phlox nestled 26 Birds of Longwood Walk 1–3 pm* beneath flowering dogwood and 9–11 am Eastern redbud. Garden Lecture: Open Air Theatre Autobiography of a Garden Fountains Begin 31 Spring Blooms 6:30–8 pm1 On View Now Wisteria Expected to Be On View 5-minute shows run at 10:15 am, On Display in Early May Now–May 6 12:15 pm, 2:15 pm, 4:15 pm, and 7 Orchid Extravaganza Sale 5:55 pm daily. Easter Weekend 9 am–6 pm 1 Application Deadline Live Music in the Conservatory Location: Visitor Center A Floral Portrait 9 am–1 pm* College & University Internship String quartet While supplies last Program and International 12–3 pm Scout Programs Internship & Training program*** Scout Programs 10 am & 12 pm** 10 am & 12 pm** Family Story Time Organ Series: 10 & 10:45 am Open Organ Console Day Alan Morrison 2 April 9:30 am–12:30 pm 8 pm1 The Garden Project with musical guests Michael Brown, Alexander Fiterstein, Nicholas 8 Scout Programs 12 pm** Canellakis, and Elena Urioste Tulips Expected to Be 1  8 pm On Display in Mid-April The Visit Flower Garden Walk and Student Recital the Trial Garden to see hundreds 1 pm of thousands of blooms in a rainbow of colors. 3 Champion Trees of Longwood Tour Education 9 am–4 pm*

Deciduous and Flowering Horticulture Shrubs 6-part class May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Performance June 7 6:30–8:30 pm* Members-only

4 Floral Design Certificate Exam Family Fun 9 am–12 pm*

5 Birds of Longwood Walk 9–11 am 1 Special ticket required: longwoodgardens.org Scout Programs 610.388.1000 10 am & 12 pm** 2 Advanced registration required by email: performingarts@ longwoodgardens.org. Time slots are limited 6 Scout Programs 12 pm** 3 Special ticket required: kennettsymphony.org 610.444.6363 7 Festival of Fountains * Advanced registration On View & fee required: longwoodgardens.org/enroll, Now–September 30 610.388.5454. For a complete list of our Continuing Education opportunities, visit us online. ** Advanced registration & fee required at least 3 weeks in advance: longwoodgardens.org or 610.388.5377. ***  To apply: longwoodgardens.org/ education Join experienced guides on our Look for the coffee symbol to Birds of Longwood Walks and enjoy a complimentary coffee Beginner Bird Hikes. All hikes reception with the artist after select performances. and walks depart from the Visitor Center at 9 am. Outdoor clothing, good walking shoes/boots, and binoculars are recommended. If weather conditions do not allow access to the Meadow Garden, the hike will take place in other available areas. For more on our walks and tours, visit longwoodgardens.org. Join us for Member Orientation. Meet Longwood staff for an introduction to our Gardens and discover all your Membership has to offer. Afterward, enjoy our Gardens with a special guided tour. Young guests can enjoy nature- based stories in Lookout Loft Treehouse amid the beauty of the surrounding forest. Storytelling, songs, and puppets encourage children to discover the joys of nature, language, and literature. Family Story Time is designed for children ages 3–5. Please note: All ticketed events are limited. Sell out likely.

Wine & Jazz Festival Tickets on Sale Now Saturday, June 2 2–10 p m Our Wine & Jazz Festival is back! Enjoy the sights and sounds of live music while savoring wines from around the world. Sip along to exceptional jazz from Grammy Award-winning musicians and after the sun goes down, catch a big band-inspired fountain show.

Tickets Limited Wine & Dine and On Sale Now Enjoy special Wine & Jazz dining longwoodgardens.org selections with a three-course 610.388.1000 menu and Simi Winery pairings at 1906. For an on-the-go treat, Saturday only: pre-order a two-person picnic tote Guests 21 years & over: stocked with specialties. The Café, $59 / $49 Members Beer Garden, and concessions will Your ticket includes be open throughout the day. 10 free wine tastings. For more information, visit Guests 5–20 years or longwoodgardens.org. designated drivers: $39 / $29 Members

Friday, June 1 Start your fun early with a special Friday night Wine & Jazz All Stars performance at 7:30 pm. Jazzmeia Horn and Delfeayo Marsalis welcome Wine & Jazz alumni Cyrus Chestnut (piano) and Terell Stafford (trumpet) to create a once-in-a-lifetime ensemble, followed by a 9:15 pm Illuminated Fountain Performance.

Friday only: Friday and Saturday: Reserved Seating: $49 Save 15% when you purchase Gardens Preferred and a Wine & Jazz Bundle ticket. Gardens Premium Members: $44 Guests 21 years & over: $92 Includes Gardens Admission and reserved seating for Illuminated Guests 5–20 years or Fountain Performance. designated drivers: $75

Tickets limited. Sell out likely. No outside food allowed in the Gardens. Event is rain or shine. The Gardens will be closed June 2 to everyone except Wine & Jazz Festival ticketholders. Members, see the back cover of this brochure for your Wine & Jazz Festival discount code. Bright Stars, Summer Shows Our outdoor Performing Arts series turns up the heat with award-winning The Delaware Symphony Bollywood Boulevard: Orchestra with Jennifer Koh, A Journey Through artists, innovative sounds, cultural Violin Hindi Cinema Sunday, July 8, 7:30 pm Tuesday, August 21, 7:30 pm celebrations, and more. Led by David Amado, the Delaware Through dance, live music, and Symphony Orchestra presents an stunning visuals, Bollywood evening of Mendelssohn and Brahms, Boulevard: A Journey Through featuring dazzling violinist Jennifer Koh. Hindi Cinema presents an exuberant celebration of 100 years of Hindi Reserved Seating: $38–$68 cinema.** Gardens Preferred and Gardens Premium Members: $33–$63* Reserved Seating: $33–$53 Gardens Preferred and Gardens Premium Members: $28–$48* Ladysmith Black Mambazo Tuesday, August 14, 7:30 pm South Africa’s leading cultural expert, Ladysmith Black Mambazo showcases the vocal style made famous on Paul Rhiannon Giddens Audra McDonald Simon’s megahit Graceland. Wednesday, June 13, 7:30 pm Sunday, June 17, 7:30 pm Reserved Seating: $33–$53 Known for her fierce spirit and The recipient of a record-breaking Gardens Preferred and Gardens elegant bearing, Rhiannon Giddens six Tony Awards, two Grammy Premium Members: $28–$48* masterfully blends gospel, jazz, blues, Awards, and an Emmy Award, and country music in a performance Audra McDonald delights with her not to be missed.** unparalleled, multifaceted talent.** NPR‘s From the Top Hosted by Christopher O‘Riley Reserved Seating: $ 31– $ 51 Reserved Seating: $47–$77 Sunday, September 9, 7:30 pm Gardens Preferred and Gardens Gardens Preferred and Gardens Premium Members: $26–$46* Premium Members: $42–$72* Talented young musicians perform and share their stories during a live recording of this engaging classical music program.** Reserved Seating: $33–$53 Gardens Preferred and Gardens Tickets On Sale Now Scott Bradlee‘s Premium Members: $28–$48* Purchase Tickets: longwoodgardens.org/summer-series Postmodern Jukebox Sunday, August 19, 7:30 pm Purchasing online is the most efficient way to get performance tickets. View our interactive seating chart online and select your own reserved seat. Viral pop sensation Postmodern Jukebox expertly reworks Prefer to Order by Phone? contemporary hits into radically Purchase concert tickets by calling 610.388.1000. Ticketing and phone different vintage genres, proving that convenience fees apply. everything new can be old again.** *Select Members Discount Gardens Preferred and Gardens Premium Members receive $5 off regular Summer Performance Series Reserved Seating: $40–$70 ticket prices. If you are eligible, find your code on the back cover of this brochure. Gardens Preferred and Gardens

Please note: Concerts are still being added. Check longwoodgardens.org for updates. Tickets limited. Premium Members: $35–$65* Sell out likely. **Longwood debut performance Plan Your Fireworks & Fountains Shows Experience

Tickets on Sale April 9 at 9 am We’re lighting the night sky with color, sound, and wonder as our celebrated Fireworks & Fountains Shows return. Join us for six spectacular evenings of astonishment.

Sounds of Summer Happy Birthday, Leonard Bernstein Saturday, May 26, 9:15 pm Saturday, August 11, 9:15 pm Celebrate summer’s arrival with Celebrate musical mastermind iconic anthems of the season from Bernstein’s 100th birthday with The Beach Boys, The Go-Gos, Justin selections from some of his most Timberlake, and more. This upbeat famous works including West Side show will get you in a feel-good, Story, On the Town, Candide, and summer state of mind. other quintessential compositions.

Hooray for the Red, White, and Blue Be Our Guest Sunday, July 1, 9:15 pm Saturday, September 1, 8:15 pm Join us for this stirring salute to Themes from your favorite animated America featuring hits from Tom Petty, movie classics including Aladdin, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and more musical legends. and more delight the young, and young at heart, during this magical Monet‘s Garden performance. Saturday, July 21, 9:15 pm Find yourself transported to the artist’s Solid Gold '70s graceful Giverny landscape amid Saturday, September 29, 8:15 pm sounds of the classics from Debussy, Take a bell-bottomed step back in time Dukas, Ravel, and other celebrated to the disco decade featuring iconic French composers. music from The Bee Gees, Kool and the Gang, Donna Summer, and more cool cats you’ll really dig.

Lawn: Reserved Seating: Ages 19 & over $42 No need to bring your chair or wait in Members ages 19 & over: $38* line. Reserved seating allows you to Gardens Preferred/Gardens Premium select your seat, then arrive to your Members ages 19 & over: $34* chair placed and waiting for you. Ages 18 & under: $22 All ages: $50 Members ages 18 & under: $20* Members all ages: $45* Gardens Preferred/Gardens Premium Gardens Preferred/Gardens Premium Members ages 18 & under: $18* Members all ages: $40*

*Members, see the back cover of the brochure for your Fireworks & Fountains Shows discount code. Ticketing and phone convenience fees apply. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Tickets are limited and sell out is likely. Gardens close at 6 pm to everyone but Fireworks & Fountains ticketholders on the dates of Fireworks & Fountains Shows. A special ticket is required to experience Fireworks & Fountains Shows. Blankets are not permitted for Fireworks & Fountains Shows. Chairs are permitted in the Gardens starting at noon. Back for More Magic: Festival of Fountains Returns May 7–September 30 Sundays–Wednesdays: 9 am–6 pm May 7–August 31 Thursdays–Saturdays: 9 am–10 pm September 1–October 27 Thursdays–Saturdays: 9 am–9 pm

Member Reservations Now Available The revitalized Main Fountain Garden awakens for its second spectacular season and we will be celebrating all summer long. Join us for daily performances when the fountains dance to stirring music and water jets shoot up to 175 feet high. Don‘t miss our Illuminated Fountain Performances on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, as well as our Fireworks & Fountains Shows series. Free Timed Member reservations required if arriving after 3 pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through October 27.

Have You Seen Them All? We invite you to experience (again and again) our fantastic fountain performances including new shows planned for 2018, which bring to life the sounds of Motown, big band and swing favorites, contemporary hits, classical favorites, and much more. Check longwoodgardens.org for performance details.

Main Fountain Garden Performances: Days and Times Chairs and Blankets Daily at 11:15 am, 1:15 pm, May–August 3:15 pm, and 5:15 pm Thursdays–Saturdays Permitted in the Gardens Evening shows starting at 5 pm May–August Thursdays–Saturdays September–October 7:15 and 9:15 pm Thursdays–Saturdays Permitted in the Gardens Evening shows starting at 4 pm September–October Thursdays–Saturdays

7:15 and 8:15 pm

Timed Tickets required. Sell out likely. Visit longwoodgardens.org for real-time ticket and reservation availability prior to your visit. Gardens Information

Gardens Hours For Your Convenience March 31–May 6 Longwood Gardens covers many 9 am–6 pm acres. There are no shuttles within the Gardens. We’re happy to offer the following: Tickets Gardens Admission – Non-motorized wheelchairs, Adults: $23 electric scooters, and children’s Seniors (62+) and College strollers are available on a first- Students with student ID: $20 come basis for a fee. Supply limited, Youth (5–18): $12 reservations not accepted. Children 4 & under: Free Members: Free – Scooters are not available during rainy, snowy, or freezing weather. Visit longwoodgardens.org for more details. Prices and hours are subject Parking to change. Longwood offers free parking for our guests. Transportation is provided Dining at The Terrace between remote parking and the The Terrace is a Certified Green Gardens. Restaurant through the Green Restaurant Association and offers two dining experiences. Become a Member Become a Member and visit as often The Café as you like to experience the dynamic Enjoy casual fare made from fresh beauty of our Gardens. seasonal ingredients. Learn more: 1906 longwoodgardens.org/membership Savor this artful, full-service dining experience. Reservations Follow Us made at longwoodgardens.org/dine @LongwoodGardens or by calling 610.388.1000. #LongwoodGardens #SpringBlooms

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