Many use a frequent-visitor pass. The round Chimes Tower, built of stone, and the adjacent waterfall could have served as a backdrop to the Norman Conquest. One attraction that must be seen to be believed is called the Eye of Water. A fountain with a convex surface that looks like an eye, it is a technological triumph and a mesmerizing mystery that can stay with a visitor for years. A visitor may think of Longwood as a supermarket of more than a dozen separate gardens with too many aisles and too many goods.
Every plant has a place and a purpose, and no plant seems to suffer from insects or fungi.
But such thoughts soon subside as Longwood casts its spell. Inc. All rights reserved.