Thursday, July 17th, 2025
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348
Please join us on Thursday, July 17, 2025, for a day of discussions and tours, which will explore the flourishing ornamental horticulture industry in the Mid-Atlantic.
The event, sponsored by the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, will begin at 10:00 a.m. sharp in Longwood’s beautiful new Fountain Room with a panel discussion among representatives of the PA, DE, NJ and MD Landscape and Nursery Associations.
Following the panel discussion, guests will enjoy one of the two following guided tours—Longwood’s floriculture production greenhouse, where the magic begins; or the new West Conservatory, Bonsai Pavilion and the recreated Roberto Burle Marx Cascade Garden (the greenhouse tour will be capped at 50 guests).
After lunch in the Fountain Room, we will travel to nearby North Creek Nurseries, an industry leading grower of perennials and native plants, for a guided tour by owner Steve Castorani. North Creek pioneered the production of Landscape Plugs and grows 250 million plants per year from seed, cuttings, division, and tissue culture.
There is no charge for this event, but space is limited by organization to the first 100 registrants.
For registration and/or questions, please email Robert Grenfell at robertgrenfelljr@gmail.com