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Longwood to begin restoring its most popular garden

Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square is about to embark on its most extensive - and expensive - project ever: a $90 million restoration of the five-acre Main Fountain Garden, where shows featuring shooting water, and sometimes music, lights, and fireworks, have delighted visitors since 1955.

The pumps and pump house will be replaced for the Main Fountain Garden. Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square is about to embark on the most expensive project ever - the three-year, $90-million restoration of its iconic Main Fountain Garden. September 16, 2014. ( MICHAEL S. WIRTZ / Staff Photographer )
The pumps and pump house will be replaced for the Main Fountain Garden. Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square is about to embark on the most expensive project ever - the three-year, $90-million restoration of its iconic Main Fountain Garden. September 16, 2014. ( MICHAEL S. WIRTZ / Staff Photographer )Read more
    by Virginia A. Smith, Inquirer Staff Writer
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