Longwood Gardens Tour - Explore America's Best Botanical Garden with Me!
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Date: 2026-09-04
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pamgjertson8258
What a coincidence! I might be vacationing in Pennsylvania in October and was researching things to do and see in Philadelphia today. Thanks so much for posting this! It always takes me twice as long to watch your videos because I keep stopping it and hopping over to another computer window to look up the plants online and then save the sources to purchase them into the various subfolders under the Garden bookmark in my computer, e. g, White Garden, Bulbs, Shrubs. Also, I find myself commenting out loud and answering your questions as though I'm actually walking along with you. So delightful! I really enjoy your videos, even though it takes me a long time to watch them!
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What a coincidence! I might be vacationing in Pennsylvania in October and was researching things to do and see in Philadelphia today. Thanks so much for posting this! It always takes me twice as long to watch your videos because I keep stopping it and hopping over to another computer window to look up the plants online and then save the sources to purchase them into the various subfolders under the Garden bookmark in my computer, e. g, White Garden, Bulbs, Shrubs. Also, I find myself commenting out loud and answering your questions as though I'm actually walking along with you. So delightful! I really enjoy your videos, even though it takes me a long time to watch them!
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jcking6785
I love the blue and chartreuse palette - I’m working on an area like that in my garden.
I believe that unidentified large chartreuse plant at 5: 47 is a pineapple sage, possibly the Golden Delicious variety - a hummingbird magnet, late in the season.
Lantana: said like bandana.
Regarding a white garden, adding some large brugmansias or daturas would really add some drama.
All during this tour, I hear the gray catbirds calling; I’m so jealous - they are one of my favorite birds but they are a rare occurrence in my garden.
How fortunate you are to have grown up visiting this garden time and again. Love this tour; you can take me on it anytime!
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I love the blue and chartreuse palette - I’m working on an area like that in my garden.
I believe that unidentified large chartreuse plant at 5: 47 is a pineapple sage, possibly the Golden Delicious variety - a hummingbird magnet, late in the season.
Lantana: said like bandana.
Regarding a white garden, adding some large brugmansias or daturas would really add some drama.
All during this tour, I hear the gray catbirds calling; I’m so jealous - they are one of my favorite birds but they are a rare occurrence in my garden.
How fortunate you are to have grown up visiting this garden time and again. Love this tour; you can take me on it anytime!
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sandil6241
First I need to live at Longwood. Spectacular. Thank you so much for coffee and Danielle.
Also white is my most favorite as the glow at dusk is amazing.
May I suggest these annuals for an ethereal magic in your pots.
PW diamond snow, diamond frost, and diamond mountain are just wonderful. Been using for years and even made a container with a mixture of the three magic and many compliments. Added to mini vista petunia white or any color is a blanket of blooms. Guacamole hosta has white fragrant blooms!
That hummer loved the Blue Suede Shoes salvia.
Big hug to sweet Gracie. Sandi
Gosh I love white and green. What fun!
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First I need to live at Longwood. Spectacular. Thank you so much for coffee and Danielle.
Also white is my most favorite as the glow at dusk is amazing.
May I suggest these annuals for an ethereal magic in your pots.
PW diamond snow, diamond frost, and diamond mountain are just wonderful. Been using for years and even made a container with a mixture of the three magic and many compliments. Added to mini vista petunia white or any color is a blanket of blooms. Guacamole hosta has white fragrant blooms!
That hummer loved the Blue Suede Shoes salvia.
Big hug to sweet Gracie. Sandi
Gosh I love white and green. What fun!
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victorianplants
My favorite white annual is one that Longwood has in their white flower garden (you start seeing it on the left at 11: 28) and that's datura. I grow it from seed each year, although sometimes it comes back for me and it may be hardy in your zone 7. It has those beautiful large trumpet shaped blooms that open at night with a lovely smell. It becomes the size of a small shrub in my garden and is candelabra shaped with new blooms opening every night. No pests touch it and it can handle heavy shade as well, though doesn't bloom as much. My mother has a white walled garden and she grows it now as well.
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My favorite white annual is one that Longwood has in their white flower garden (you start seeing it on the left at 11: 28) and that's datura. I grow it from seed each year, although sometimes it comes back for me and it may be hardy in your zone 7. It has those beautiful large trumpet shaped blooms that open at night with a lovely smell. It becomes the size of a small shrub in my garden and is candelabra shaped with new blooms opening every night. No pests touch it and it can handle heavy shade as well, though doesn't bloom as much. My mother has a white walled garden and she grows it now as well.
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joejelnicki8277
Looks so beautiful as always at Longwood! Always drawn to the vegetable garden there myself, I love the way it looks and in my own garden I always mix in tons of flowers, more and more the flowers take over. The animals eat the corn, and pumpkins, but they done eat the flowers lol. Always get inspired when you go to longwood, no matter what time of the year. Have you ever stopped at Brandywine river antique market on the way to longwood, such a great huge place in an old barn. Gotta go to Hanks Place for lunch too sometime, so good there: -) haha
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Looks so beautiful as always at Longwood! Always drawn to the vegetable garden there myself, I love the way it looks and in my own garden I always mix in tons of flowers, more and more the flowers take over. The animals eat the corn, and pumpkins, but they done eat the flowers lol. Always get inspired when you go to longwood, no matter what time of the year. Have you ever stopped at Brandywine river antique market on the way to longwood, such a great huge place in an old barn. Gotta go to Hanks Place for lunch too sometime, so good there: -) haha
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bethmartof1262
Thank you so much for your tour. The color combinations that they use are incredible. It just is amazing at how many varieties of plants there are!
On another note though, the older I get, the more I appreciate a white garden. It’s so soothing to the eyes and there are also a lot of white variations, and silver in it is just divine. Another thing that wonderful about them is that they almost glow at night and many white flowers are fragrant; even the Limelight Hydrangeas have a very light scent. Loved your tour.
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Thank you so much for your tour. The color combinations that they use are incredible. It just is amazing at how many varieties of plants there are!
On another note though, the older I get, the more I appreciate a white garden. It’s so soothing to the eyes and there are also a lot of white variations, and silver in it is just divine. Another thing that wonderful about them is that they almost glow at night and many white flowers are fragrant; even the Limelight Hydrangeas have a very light scent. Loved your tour.
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Betsy-x2m
Thank you so much for the tour; enjoyed watching every second. Love Longwood Gardens, so close but yet so far from Northern NJ; need to make a point of visiting more often. The big takeaway for me when I visited (besides the gardens) was the history; a wealthy tycoon in 1906 just wanted to save some historic trees. Imagine wanting to save historic trees, and thus creating an outstanding, curated garden and conservatory for all to enjoy for over a century later.
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Thank you so much for the tour; enjoyed watching every second. Love Longwood Gardens, so close but yet so far from Northern NJ; need to make a point of visiting more often. The big takeaway for me when I visited (besides the gardens) was the history; a wealthy tycoon in 1906 just wanted to save some historic trees. Imagine wanting to save historic trees, and thus creating an outstanding, curated garden and conservatory for all to enjoy for over a century later.
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MicheleLHarvey
Absolutely, vegetable gardens can be every bit as lovely as flower gardens! I love the diagonals planted at Longwood! More room for paths to stroll & for easy maintenance. There's the intimacy & satisfying human scale made by both the hand creating it and need for easy care. You can immediately see yourself in it & working it. Flowers bring the necessary pollinators and essentials like trellises & water sources make for standout garden interest.
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Absolutely, vegetable gardens can be every bit as lovely as flower gardens! I love the diagonals planted at Longwood! More room for paths to stroll & for easy maintenance. There's the intimacy & satisfying human scale made by both the hand creating it and need for easy care. You can immediately see yourself in it & working it. Flowers bring the necessary pollinators and essentials like trellises & water sources make for standout garden interest.
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carlas872
Thank you Danielle! What a wonderful walk through Longwood Gardens. My favorite white flowering plant that goes on for months is Diamond Snow euphorbia. I love the light airy texture it brings. I would also like to try verbena White Out by PW. When my husband and I visited Longwood, it was April and the fountains weren't running. We'll definitely be going back!
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Thank you Danielle! What a wonderful walk through Longwood Gardens. My favorite white flowering plant that goes on for months is Diamond Snow euphorbia. I love the light airy texture it brings. I would also like to try verbena White Out by PW. When my husband and I visited Longwood, it was April and the fountains weren't running. We'll definitely be going back!
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pattijacobs100
I remember a hill beside the tower. Years ago it was covered in flowers. It was one of my favorite spots. The last time I was there (2019 I think) I saved it for last and it was covered in grasses. I was SOOOO disappointed! Do you know the spot Does it have flowers again
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I remember a hill beside the tower. Years ago it was covered in flowers. It was one of my favorite spots. The last time I was there (2019 I think) I saved it for last and it was covered in grasses. I was SOOOO disappointed! Do you know the spot Does it have flowers again
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rosahomeandgarden
My white favorite white flowers in my backyard are: Nemesia, white begonias, white petunias, white pincushion flowers, zinnias, Santa Barbara Daisies and Margaret daisies. I am in California zone 9b. Thank you for your lovely content. I learned a lot from you!
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My white favorite white flowers in my backyard are: Nemesia, white begonias, white petunias, white pincushion flowers, zinnias, Santa Barbara Daisies and Margaret daisies. I am in California zone 9b. Thank you for your lovely content. I learned a lot from you!
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Tracy-tm9ew
Beautiful gardens! I think vinca is an underused annual. Mine have been going since June 1 and are so healthy and always bloom. Some in pots and in ground. These will keep going through end of September. They really take off when it gets warmer. Zone 6.
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Beautiful gardens! I think vinca is an underused annual. Mine have been going since June 1 and are so healthy and always bloom. Some in pots and in ground. These will keep going through end of September. They really take off when it gets warmer. Zone 6.
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SharonOtto-e7c
Thx, beautiful gardens! The anemone might be Grapeleaf Robustissima, mine are in full bloom and just beautiful and cheerful. Wish I could send you a pic. Love the canvas, I have red&green leaf with orange and red flowers. Love them they bloom all summer.
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Thx, beautiful gardens! The anemone might be Grapeleaf Robustissima, mine are in full bloom and just beautiful and cheerful. Wish I could send you a pic. Love the canvas, I have red&green leaf with orange and red flowers. Love them they bloom all summer.
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lissapowell967
I have a large white guara that comes back every year and blooms its head off. I started to cut it back when I thought it was done, then it bloomed some more. I'm in zone 6b. Some charts put us in 7a but it got to -2 last winter.
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I have a large white guara that comes back every year and blooms its head off. I started to cut it back when I thought it was done, then it bloomed some more. I'm in zone 6b. Some charts put us in 7a but it got to -2 last winter.
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bonniejackson7476
I love the white garden idea. It’s very calming! I’d say my favorite white annual would be vinca. It’s easy but always looks good! I’ve been trying to get to Longwood for several years. Thanks for taking us along!
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I love the white garden idea. It’s very calming! I’d say my favorite white annual would be vinca. It’s easy but always looks good! I’ve been trying to get to Longwood for several years. Thanks for taking us along!
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paulinecrispin121
HI, I love a 'white garden ', I would have one, but at the moment I only have a very tiny area. We are moving soon to a house with a larger area. Part of the plan is to have a will be to have a small white garden.
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HI, I love a 'white garden ', I would have one, but at the moment I only have a very tiny area. We are moving soon to a house with a larger area. Part of the plan is to have a will be to have a small white garden.
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maryannguess7115
LAN-'TANA.
BEAUTIFUL flowersgorgeous bird sounds.
Haven't been to LONGWOOD GARDENS since 80s.
Great place to see every season. heavenly to walk around also.
Ty for great memories
Miss area.
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LAN-'TANA.
BEAUTIFUL flowersgorgeous bird sounds.
Haven't been to LONGWOOD GARDENS since 80s.
Great place to see every season. heavenly to walk around also.
Ty for great memories
Miss area.
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lissapowell967
Grow radishes along side of plants that flea beetles like such as eggplant. They like radish leaves better. BTW this video is a keeper! I have stopped it and have written things down several times.
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Grow radishes along side of plants that flea beetles like such as eggplant. They like radish leaves better. BTW this video is a keeper! I have stopped it and have written things down several times.
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MDonat-mg8ox
Wonderful tour. I love seeing all the different plants and how they combine them. That fuzzy bright pink salvia is Bolivian Salvia. I'm growing it this summer. I ordered plants from Select Seeds.
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Wonderful tour. I love seeing all the different plants and how they combine them. That fuzzy bright pink salvia is Bolivian Salvia. I'm growing it this summer. I ordered plants from Select Seeds.
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janesgarden7481
I believe at the time 1: 02 is the beautiful plant Duranta Goldedge. It says it’s a shrub and it’s an annual and drought tolerant. Thanks for the wonderful tour. Have a great day!
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I believe at the time 1: 02 is the beautiful plant Duranta Goldedge. It says it’s a shrub and it’s an annual and drought tolerant. Thanks for the wonderful tour. Have a great day!
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