more reasons to like Longwood

I'm not in the employ of Longwood Gardens, PA, so I'm sure you'll take this as pure, unbridled enthusiasm and not marketing. One thing that really made an impact on me at Longwood and in many other places in the US is the lamps, the lighting. Too often in Ireland and Britain the lighting is done in the cheapest most expedient way, but at Longwood, as the picture shows, the lamps are majestic and provide two levels of lighting, one about a meter up. Throughout the gardens long vistas of these fine structures compete with the trees for our attention. I can't wait to get back there. (The picture was taken in March 2006.)