Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA, was voted as the Best Botanical Garden in the United States. Longwood won the contest sponsored by USA Today and 10Best.com, topping a list of 20 botanical gardens from across the U.S. New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, NY; Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis; Lewes Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, VA and Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI rounded out the top five.
A panel of experts including Cindy Brockway (The Trustees), Abby Hird (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) and Katy Moss Warner (American Horticultural Society), picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote.
This is not the first time that Longwood Gardens has won a USA Today contest. In 2014, Longwood was named Best Public Garden in North America. For more about the contest and the complete list of Botanical Gardens winners, visit www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-botanical-garden.
