I've visited Longwood Garden only once since they reopened post-lockdown and decided to check and see if the regulations have changed before I stopped by again. Here's the latest:
1. Hours are Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Until the end of August, the Friday and Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; starting in September, the Friday and Saturday hours will be 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
2. Timed tickets are required. You're asked to purchase your ticket (if you're not a member) or make your timed reservation (if you are a member) online before you arrive. Tickets are spaced out every half-hour, but you can stay as long as you like.
3. Longwood's mask policy: "Face masks are required (ages 2 and older) in both indoor and outdoor public spaces, unless individuals are outside and are able to consistently maintain a distance of six feet from individuals who are not members in their household. Please stay home if you are sick or symptomatic."
4. The fountain shows have started up again, both in the amphitheater and in the main fountain garden.
Also, I finally remembered to find out what those new buildings are at Longwood Gardens, on the south side of Route 1 toward southbound Route 52: a 63,790-square-foot greenhouse and a 14,580-square-foot headhouse.
What's a headhouse? I didn't know either. According to Merriam Webster, it's "a service area or building attached to a greenhouse usually for housing the central temperature-control equipment and providing working and storage room."
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