Valentine's Day - Sweetheart Week at Longwood Gardens, near Lancaster PA.

Romantic piano music, strolling violinists and acres of flowers create the perfect setting for Sweetheart Week, during the days surrounding Valentine's Day. This is the perfect time to bring your special loved one to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

Special events include demonstrations in creating  bouquets and flower arrangements that set the mood for love. There's also an exhibit featuring Cupid's favorite food, chocolate. Special instructions are given in the art of cooking-for-two.

The Terrace Restaurant features a buffet and pasta station where you may create your favorite dishes, or you may enjoy full-service dining. Longwood's renowned chefs serve a variety of special desserts, including chocolate covered strawberries and signature concoctions meant to be shared by two persons.

This is a good time of year to visit the tropical world of Longwood's Conservatory and witness the Orchid Extravaganza. In this warm and sunny environment, thousands of orchids are in bloom, featuring a Living Wall of Orchids. Other indoor displays during Valentine season include roses, forget-me-nots, buttercups, lilies, snapdragons and freesia. The outdoor gardens in February include holly bushes, towering conifers, carved topiaries, and early crocus.

Longwood Gardens is a magnificent horticultural display of flowers, meadows and woodlands covering more than 1-thousand acres. There are 11-thousand varieties of plants and more fountains than any other public garden in the United States.

Historic Brandywine Valley surrounds Longwood Gardens, located in southeastern Pennsylvania, where visitors find many cultural attractions, museums and gardens. Lancaster County's famous Pennsylvania Dutch Country is less than an hour away.