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Feb. 18—Longwood Gardens, the 1,000-acre botanical garden and former du Pont estate that sprawls over meadows, woodlands, and rolling Chester County countryside in Kennett Square, has announced it is embarking
Longwood Gardens planning “massive” revamp of its conservatory complex
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
This rendering shows what the planned new $245 million upgrade and expansion of Longwood Gardens conservatory complex will look like.
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This story has been updated to reflect the new total estimate for the project at $250 million.
Longwood Gardens – the world-famous, 1,100-acre Chester County botanical gem of industrialist Pierre du Pont – announced today the biggest project since its creation, a $250-million redo and expansion of the Gardens’ conservatory complex.
The three-year, 17-acre project will add a new West Conservatory the size of a football field, move an entire iconic garden out of the existing conservatory into its own new glasshouse, and add a new restaurant overlooking the flagship Main Fountain Garden.