![]() This awareness was fundamental to the planning process and, consequentially, the legacy of the gardens will be strengthened and revealed gradually over time. The design team is well aware that great gardens are not created overnight. In return, innovation and legacy would be the drivers for the next 40 years of design, operations and planning at Longwood. The revealed richness of tradition in combination with an appropriation of du Pont's engineering background informed the design choices towards infrastructural improvements, which are the drivers for the innovative landscape design. The spirit of founder Pierre du Pont has been distilled, and knowledge and understanding of the place and its history were accumulated over three years. The aim was to harmonize the design of the garden's public spaces with the original design, to enhance the Main Fountain Garden's horticultural elements and to create new gardens that would provide enhanced amenities for Longwood's guests. Meanwhile, they provide solutions for a number of critical concerns, such as growing visitation, aging facilities, disorganized logistics and overburdened infrastructure. The plans for transformation are balanced by a safeguarding of Longwood's historic legacy. It is a visionary document tasked with transforming it into one of the greatest gardens in the world. The master plan embodies this aspiration and reflects the vision of the gardens to become 'a world apart, a place accessible to all'. Longwood Gardens strives to inspire people through excellence in garden design, horticulture, education, and the arts. ![]() The design team's work on the Main Fountain Garden builds upon Longwood's first-ever physical master plan, which was completed by the landscape architect in 2011. In 1927, construction of the Main Fountain Garden was concluded. Ever since, the area and variety of gardens increased year by year. Encouraged by the many delighted visitors, the founder decided to expand. du Pont in 1907, Longwood Gardens started out as a single flower garden which quickly soared in popularity. Their history is rich and reaches into the 18 th century. Longwood Gardens is located in the Brandywine valley of Pennsylvania, close to the city of Philadelphia. ![]() The Main Fountain Garden achieves a renaissance for the gardens while retaining its identity as recognizably "Longwood". The Fountain Garden is coherent throughout and manages to merge traditional design and values with sustainable, contemporary design practices and needs alike. While the restoration included corporeal retrofits, it is the visitor-oriented design approach that truly brings it closer to its goal. These changes are in line with the garden's ambition of becoming one of the greatest gardens in the world. The 83-year-old fountain infrastructure has been replaced with the latest technology, visitor's access to the garden and horticultural elements are improved and make the fountain garden an entirely new experience. It plays a key role in the park as it is the first and most dramatic encounter of the vast gardens which span 1.077 acres. ![]() The original astonishing design by Pierre du Pont was honored, and yet, the fountain garden was re-imagined. The Main Fountain Garden revitalization builds upon Longwood's first-ever physical master plan, which was completed by the landscape architect in 2011.
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