It’s LONGWOOD GARDENS week at the GPOD!

It’sLongwood Gardensweek at the GPOD!For the next five days , we ’ll fete this fabulous public garden in picture . Longwood , located in Kennett Square , Pennsylvania , is a recollective - timeFGstaff favourite , an innumerable source of inspiration , gardening know - how , and of course , great photos . daylight 1 :

The Italian Water Garden at Longwood Gardens was construct 1925 - 27 and barrack by the Villa Gamberaia near Florence , Italy . When contrive the garden , Longwood beginner Pierre S. du Pont took into account visual foreshortening by making the farther yoke of orthogonal pools 14 foot longer than the nearer pair , ensuring all pool looked proportionally equal when viewed from the observation patio .

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