Gardens In Lancaster County and within a Short Distance

King's Cottage
1049 East King Street
Lancaster, PA  17602-3231

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Demuth Gardens
717-299-9940
120 East King Street
Lancaster, PA

Located Near the Inn on East King, parking permissible on weekends in the lot behind the museum off Mifflin Street. Additional parking is on the street and in the Duke Street Parking Garage around the corner from the museum.

Charles Demuth a famous artist from Lancaster County lived in the 18th century brick home. Demuth's mother Augusta was very skilled in gardening and maintained the garden. In 1960 the site of the Demuth home and gardens was convereted into a parking lot. In 1984 the black-top parking lot was removed and the old bricks from the house were still there along with he outlining of the flower beds and gardens.

Historic Rock Ford Plantation
717-392-7223
881 Rockford Road
Lancaster, PA

Open Thursday to Sunday during April through October from 11:00am to 3:00pm
(the last tour at 3:00pm)
Admission
Adults: $5.00
Seniors: $4.00

The Historic Rock Ford Plantation has a gracious 1794 Georgian syle brick mansion. The mansion belonged to General Edward Hand, adjutant general to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. When you go to the Historic Rock Ford Plantation historic dressed interepreters will lead the tours through the mansion. Picnic facilities and wedding facilities are available.

Louis Arnold Tanger Arboretum
717-393-4633
230 N. President Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603

Located at the Lancaster County Historical Society

The Louis Arnold Tanger Arboretum is called the second finest arboretum in Lancaster County. The arboretum was designed by Gustaf Malmbor from Manheim, Pa. The Louis Arnold Tanger Arboretum has over 104 mature varieties of trees. The arboretum is open to the public, people can go and use it as a place to rest and relax.

Wonderful gardens to explore a short distance from Lancaster County.

Hershey Gardens
717-534-3492
Hershey, PA
About 45 minutes from Lancaster, PA

Open Daily April 15 - October 31 from 9am to 5pm
The Butterfly House is open daily May 27 to September 16 from 9am to 6pm - Weather Permitting

ADMISSION
$10.00 for adults ages 16-61 yrs.

In 1937 Hershey Gardens opened as a 3.5 acre rose garden and expanded to it's current 23 acres by 1942. The Hershey Gardens has themed gardens, amazing seasonal displays, rare trees, an amazing outdoor Butterfly House, and over 7,000 amazing roses.

Longwood Gardens
610-388-1000
Kennett Square, PA
About 40 minutes from Lancaster, PA

Open Daily from 9am to 5pm. Check their web site for their extended hours schedule.

ADMISSION
Adult $12-15 depending on the season. Discounts on most Tuesdays. Check their web site for their rate schedule.

Visit the world’s premier horticultural display garden every day of the year. Longwood Gardens offers 1,050 acres (425 hectares) of gardens, woodlands, and meadows; 20 outdoor gardens; 20 indoor gardens within 4 acres (1.6 hectares) of heated greenhouses; 11,000 different types of plants; spectacular fountains; extensive educational programs including horticultural career training and internships; and 800 horticultural and performing arts events each year, from flower shows, gardening demonstrations, courses, and children’s programs to concerts, organ and carillon recitals, musical theatre, and fireworks displays.

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
800-448-3883
Winterthur, Delaware
About 75 minutes from Lancaster, PA

Garden and Galleries

ADMISSION
Adults - $15
Seniors (62+) - $13

Determined to share with the public his vast collection of Americana, Henry Francis du Pont founded Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in 1951. But du Pont did more than establish a great museum and naturalistic garden. In a single lifetime he created an extraordinary American country estate on par with English examples that had evolved over centuries. In its heyday Winterthur had few counterparts; today it is the greatest surviving example of its kind in the nation

Enter the Winterthur mansion and become immersed in another place and time. This world-class museum, with its unsurpassed collection of antiques and Americana, is the ideal place to rediscover America's heritage.

The permanent exhibitions in the Galleries at Winterthur invite exploration and discovery. From a collection of more than 85,000 objects made or used in America between 1640 and 1860, Winterthur curators have crafted displays that focus on specific media. Themes in each gallery are built around such questions as: How were these objects made? How were they used? How do we know what they are? Objects selected range from historic clothing and craftsmen's tools to exquisite metalworks, ceramics, and paintings.

Winterthur's 982-acre country estate encompasses rolling hills, streams, meadows, and forests. Founder Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) developed an appreciation of nature as a boy that served as the basis for his life's work in the garden. He selected the choicest plants from around the world to enhance the natural setting, arranging them in lyrical color combinations and carefully orchestrating a succession of bloom from late January to November. Du Pont translated his love of the land into a unified work of art that embodies a romantic vision of nature's beauty.

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