Greater Philadelphia Gardens

Brandywine Area

Brandywine River Museum

Wildflower and native plant gardens. Museum features American art, including works by three generations of Wyeths.

Hagley Museum and Library

Located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802.

Longwood Gardens

World's premier horticultural display garden with 11,000 varieties of plants and 1,050 acres of gardens, fountains, meadows and woodlands.

Mt. Cuba Center

Experience naturalistic garden design and native plants at their best at Mt. Cuba Center, the former estate of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot duPont Copeland.

Nemours Mansion & Gardens

French gardens on 300-acre estate recalls the splendors of Versailles in its fountains and sculptures with acres of forest.

Welkinweir

Welkinweir is a 197-acres oasis of natural beauty surrounding an arboretum, gardens and historic home at the edge of a private valley overlooking ecologically diverse riparian, wetland and meadow, and forest habitats. New website: www.welkinweir.org

Winterthur

A du Pont family country place with garden inspired by the Brandywine Valley landscape. Admission includes garden tram ride, garden access, museum tour, self-guided tour of garden and galleries.

 

We encourage you to discover what each garden, arboretum or historic house has to offer and to learn about lesser-known gems that you might like to visit as well.

 

Bloom Calendar

Be sure to check out our Bloom Calendar.