Acres Of Spring At Longwood Gardens
KENNETT SQUARE (Chester
Co.) Spring can be found
around every comer at Longwood
Gardens, where flowering trees
and shrubs, beds of brilliant bulbs,
and dozens of bubbling fountains
offer an abundance of outdoor
delights.
A stroll through the newly awa
kened gardens set on 1,050 acres
reveals daffodils and other bulbs
naturalized in the landscape.
Tulips provide a colorful peak in
mid- to late April, followed by
brilliant azaleas and rhododen
drons in May. Daily hours are 9
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Longwood’s horticulturists
have been preparing for the spring
season since last fall, when more
than 200,000 bulbs were planted.
A crew of seven spent five days
drilling holes and planting bulbs to
create drifts of varying colors and
heights throughout the grounds.
Flower shows presented by out
side organizations include a Feder
ated Garden Clubs Standard Show
on April 20-21; daffodils on April
26-27; rhododendrons on May 12;
ikebana on May 18-19; and irises
on May 26.
Longwood Gardens is located
on U.S. Route 1 near Kennett
Square, Pa., 30 miles west of Phi
ladelphia in the historic Brandy
wine Valley. Daily hours for the
outdoor gardens are 9 a.m. to 6
p.m., and the conservatories from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Gardens admission is $8 for
adults, $2 for children ages 6-14,
and free for children under age 6.
For a complete schedule of
events, send a self-addressed
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A leisurely stroll through Acres of Spring at Longwood
Gardens, Kennett Square, offers fanciful topiary, spectacu
lar flowering trees such as these lilac-blossomed paulow
nlas shown here, thousands of flowers, and sparkling
fountains.
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501, Kennett Square, PA 19348.
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WILKES-BARRE (Luzerne
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Consumers need to select pro
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Sometimes safety, however, is out
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Manufacturers list the words
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Caution describes a .product
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dosage.
Products which have labels with
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danger listed on the label require
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lethal dosage.
Other factors such as weight,
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will be much more susceptible
than an adult
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described as hazardous. Flamm
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and irritant are also listed on the
labels of some of our weekly
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