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Chanticleer Gardens
Summer
CHESTER COUNTY’S BRANDYWINE VALLEY IS PART OF AMERICA’S GARDEN CAPITAL — AN AREA OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA COMPRISING 30 GARDENS IN 30 MILES. THAT MEANS THERE’S NO BETTER PLACE TO APPRECIATE THE LUSH FOLIAGE AND BLOOMS OF SUMMER. SIT BACK AND WATCH THE SUMMER SKIES FILL WITH FOUNTAINS, FIREWORKS, BALLOONS AND MUSIC! DON’T MISS A MINUTE OF THE FUN.
Check into one of our local hotels
or inns, many of which offer special Longwood Gardens untimed tickets. (Book your accommodations via BrandywineValley.com.)
Next, explore Chanticleer Garden, an oasis of majestic trees, verdant combinations and colors. Other highlights of Chanticleer include a ruin garden, pond garden and Asian woods. Bridges, benches, paths and unique stone furniture accentuate the natural landscape to make this “pleasure garden” an unforgettable experience. Fridays from May through Labor Day, Chanticleer is open until 8 p.m. Pick up local wine and cheese to savor in this glorious garden!
Start out your morning at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. This 1,000-acre country estate features rolling hills, streams, meadows and forests. Plants from around the world were selected to enhance the natural setting, arranged in lyrical color combinations, and orchestrated for a succession
of blooms from late January to November. A narrated garden tram tour offers a delightful overview of
In the afternoon, visit French- inspired Nemours Estate, the 300-acre estate of Alfred I. du Pont. The 47,000-square-foot mansion looms over the surrounding formal gardens. The grounds surrounding
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
the mansion, which extend for
one third of a mile along the main vista from the house, are among
style gardens in the United States. Highlights of this extraordinary garden include a boxwood garden; a Colonnade, designed by Thomas Hastings; and the Temple of Love, pool with 157 jets, other fountains
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Nemours Estate
