Category Archives: Summer Field Trips
Mt. Cuba Center
August 17, 2012 – Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin, DE (written by Lindsey K. Kerr, photographs by Chunying Ling) Bright and early, the First Year Fellows and Dr. Lyons left Townsend Hall for Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, Delaware. Mt. Cuba … Continue reading
Hagley Museum and Library
August 10, 2012 – Hagley Museum and Library, DE (written by Laurie Metzger, photographs by Lindsey K. Kerr) It was a rainy morning as we prepared to visit the Hagley Museum and Library. Being a 253 acre museum, with extensive … Continue reading
Nemours Mansion and Garden
July 27, 2012 – Nemours Mansion and Garden, DE (written by Joshua Darfler, photographs by Laurie Metzger) Nemours Mansion and Garden was the second stop of this summer’s du Pont family garden tour. Originally the home of Alfred I. du … Continue reading
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
July 20, 2012 – Winterthur, DE (written by Chunying Ling, photographs by Josh Darfler) Breathing with the fresh air after early morning rain, the Longwood Graduate Program first-year Fellows, with their Director, headed to another garden of the duPont family—Winterthur. … Continue reading
Philadelphia’s Park System, Fairmount Park
August 26, 2011 – Fairmount Park, PA (written by Abby Johnson, photographs by Quill Teal-Sullivan) Mr. Tee Jay Boudreau, Special Projects Manager at Fairmount Park gave students a behind the scenes tour of Fairmount Park. Tee Jay Boudreau is a … Continue reading
Chanticleer, a Pleasure Garden
August 19, 2011 – Chanticleer, PA (written by Quill Teal-Sullivan, photographs by Nate Tschaenn) The third destination for the First Year Fellows’ summer fieldtrip series was Chanticleer, a 35-acre estate garden along the Philadelphia mainline. Once the home of the … Continue reading
First year Fellows visit Tyler Arboretum
July 29, 2011 – Tyler Arboretum, PA (written by Martin Smit, photographs by Abby Johnson and Nate Tschaenn) With a documented history stretching back to 1681, when William Penn released the property to Thomas Minshall, the Tyler Arboretum has a … Continue reading
First year Fellows visit Mt. Cuba Center
July 22, 2011 – Mt. Cuba Center, DE (written by Sara Levin, photographs by Quill Teal-Sullivan and Martin Smit) The First Year Longwood Graduate Fellows’ inaugural summer field trip was to the Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, Delaware. Historically, this … Continue reading
A Pleasure Garden
(Photos by Ashby Leavell) On August 20th, the First-year Fellows arrived at Chanticleer in Wayne, PA, by 9:45am. By 11:45am, it was one of my favorite gardens. Ever. What was it about this place that put it a cut above … Continue reading
Beautiful Brookside
(photos by Felicia Yu) Our visit to Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland was a memorable one. Although we left the University of Delaware at the bright and cheery hour of 7 a.m., it was well worth it! Upon our arrival, … Continue reading
