Plantology on Tap: A Longwood Christmas

Plantology on Tap: A Longwood Christmas offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Longwood Gardens’ annual holiday display. East Conservatory Manager Karl Gercens discusses the year-long process, from initial planning through installation, behind the spectacular garden beauty, elaborate displays, and hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights. The program includes a small bite and a signature cocktail.

Gercens oversees many of the changing displays in Longwood’s indoor gardens. His horticultural career has included work at Walt Disney World in Florida and Filoli Estate in California, along with visits to hundreds of gardens across all 50 states.

When: Thursday, November 19, 2026

Showtimes: Doors open at 5:00 pm, and the lecture begins at 6:00 pm. The event’s related listing gives the program time as 6:30–7:30 pm.

Tickets: $29, plus an additional $3.40 processing fee per ticket

Venue: Longwood at the Creamery, also identified on the page as The Creamery of Kennett Square

Instructor: Karl Gercens, Longwood’s East Conservatory Manager

Included: A small bite and signature cocktail

Accessibility: No accessibility information is provided.