Kennett Township in Kennett Square in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Topiary Garden
Opened 1936
The Topiary Garden, originally known as the Sundial Garden, was established in 1936 by founder Pierre S. du Pont. It features a 37-foot analemmatic sundial with intricately shaped topiaries. The garden was later expanded in 1958 with the addition of mature topiaries acquired from an estate in Long Island. Today, our Topiary Garden features more than 50 yew specimens in 20 different shapes.
Training Trees
Topiary is the art of shaping plants, shrubs, and trees into ornamental forms. This meticulous practice enables gardeners to transform ordinary plants into refined, sculptural works of living art. Our garden team prunes and trains the yew annually in summer to maintain their unique shapes.
Erected by Longwood Gardens.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 39° 52.324′ N, 75° 40.604′ W. Marker is in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Kennett Township. It can be reached from Longwood Road west of
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: English Yew (here, next to this marker); Weeping Hemlock (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named English Yew (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Japanese Flowering Dogwood (about 500 feet away); American Elm (about 500 feet away); A Century of Great Art (about 500 feet away); Open Air Theatre (about 600 feet away); Historic Pumphouse (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennett Square.
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Additional keywords. landscape architecture
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 34 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
