Photo by: Ignacio Correia @igcorreia (This photo is not of Longwood Gardens) — Photo by: Ignacio Correia @igcorreia (This photo is **not** of Longwood Gardens)

Longwood Gardens sits upon 1,077 acres with rich history as part of the native Lennies Lenape tribe and Quaker farmers until Pierre S. du Pont’s purchase in 1906. The property has seen many transformations over the years and now welcomes over one million guests each year. Longwood Gardens is a horticulturist, botanist, novice gardener and plant lover utopia. With year round seasonal events, restaurants, a beer garden, live music, fountains, a tree house and hot cocoa in the winter months, Longwood Gardens has been creating family memories for generations.

Longwood Gardens is located in Kennett Square, PA and is just 45 minutes from Philadelphia.

Learn more about the History of Longwood Gardens with extra historical details on wikipedia

BOTANICAL GARDENS

Nature and all of its magical glory simply exists evolving, forming and flowing over time. People mimic and manipulate nature to control a specific environment. There is a balance between allowing nature do its thing and manicuring it to create visual art for human interaction.

Pagodas are commonly found in botanical gardens around the world. Chinese and Japanese padogas differ from those of Thailand, Laos Cambodia and Myanmar which reflect Dravidian architecture originating in south India. Vastu shastra, meaning “science of architecture," is the traditional system of architecture consisting of design, layout, space planning, ground preparation and spatial geometry. Pagodas traditionally have an odd number of floors with very few exceptions.

Enjoy these Pagodas from my past botanical garden visits.