Glass Cover Of Conservatory In Longwood Gardens, Chesco, Is Complete

KENNETT SQUARE, PA —A major milestone in the $250 million project, Longwood Reimagined: A New Garden Experience, is completed, officials said Tuesday.

A 32,000-square-foot glasshouse with gardens, pools, and fountains designed by Reed Hilderbrand, Cambridge, Mass., is under glass with 1,958 glass panels installed.

The centerpiece of the project is a new West Conservancy, a 32,000-square-foot greenhouse with Mediterranean-style gardens.

This marks a major milestone in the construction process as the completion date for the project draws near, officials said.

“We are reimagining and rethinking what the garden under glass experience will be for the 21st century,” said Paul B. Redman, president and CEO of Longwood Gardens.

The project transforms 17 acres of the core visitor experience, offering a unified journey from lush formal gardens to views over the open meadows of Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley.

The Promenade, which stretches along the front of the Main Conservatory and is being expanded to run along the new West Conservatory, is nearing completion.

Other elements of the Longwood Reimagined project that have achieved important milestones include the construction of a new education and administration building, named The Grove after the stand of Plane trees the building overlooks.