Longwood Gardens: A Winter Wonderland

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One attraction that is quite popular during the holiday season is Longwood Gardens. To ensure that such a garden is free of pests, it’s recommended to head on to sites like solvepestpros.com/manassas-virginia. According to Longwood’s history, Pierre S. du Pont created Longwood Gardens in 1903 at the age of 36. Now flash forward to today, the garden with stunning landscape design and conservatory are filled with the sights and sounds of holiday cheer from November 27 through January 11.

 

After getting pest control knoxville tn to clean our garden and getting the services of a commercial paving contractor to repair damaged pavement and do a custom driveway paver install, the gardens were illuminated from corner to corner; lights are wrapped around trees and bushes, along with other greenery. I also got a bird proofing service to get rid of them in the safest way. It’s always good to hire a professional pest control service to maintain a quality garden. Visit a helpful site like insightpestcanada.com/locations/burlington/ to help you protect your garden from insects. Throughout the venue, there are ponds with decorated trees, lights wrapped into cone shaped trees, and light-shaped snowflakes dangling from the trees. Also, there is a fountain show with has 750 jets that spray in tune with lights and holiday themed music. The fountain show plays every hour from 10:00 am through 3:00 pm, then every five minutes starting at 3:30 lasting about five minutes. Although it is quite cold, as it is the beginning of the winter, visitors don’t mind the temperature because everyone is having a great time. There are hot chocolate stands spread throughout the gardens and a warm conservatory is at the end of the gardens tour. If you want to have a beautiful garden like this in your home, you may consider reaching out to professionals from sites like gardencabincompany.uk. You may also look for a brazilian ipe decking Georgia supplier if you plan to build a durable deck. Those who need new garden pathways may to hire a Roanoke paving contractor.

As previously mentioned, the Longwood Gardens Conservatory stands at the end of the self-guided garden tour. The conservatory has numerous rooms with different themes, including one of my favorites, the Banana House. As it can reach temperatures below freezing, the conservatory can get rather warm. Over all, the conservatory is a great way to end a night full of holiday cheer.
Longwood Gardens can get slightly confusing, so it is best to grab a map when entering. Danielle Friedman (‘18) visited Longwood Gardens this holiday season, she said “My favorite part was seeing all of the lights, spending time with my family and friends, and getting into the Christmas spirit.” While Longwood is great during the holiday season, it is open all year round for tours without the winter wonderland theme.