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Kendal at Longwood and Crosslands are sister continuing care communities located back-­to-­back in southern Chester County, near Longwood Gardens between Chadds Ford and Kennett Square, PA. More than 500 residents live independently in cottages and apartments with personal care and skilled nursing available on each campus. Activities are organized by resident committees which plan numerous programs including lectures, concerts, and trips, as well as the maintenance of several community gardens.

In February 2013, the Kendal Crosslands Arboretum (KCA) received recognition by the Arbnet Arboretum Accreditation Program of the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. The Kendal Crosslands Arboretum is believed to be one of the first continuing care communities to be so designated. In February 2018, the KCA was accredited as a Level II Arboretum making it only the second Level II CCRC listed on the Arbnet Register.  After experiencing the demands of Level II for five years, the KCA determined it lacked the resources to continue at Level II.  It decided to revert to Level I and has been accredited so by the Arbnet Registry. 

Trails traversing mature woodland and a stream link the two sections of the 500 ­acre combined campus. Within the combined 300 landscaped acres, more than 400 trees have display tags with their common and scientific names. Seven loop walks feature more than 200 trees that are easily accessible from roads and hard ­surface pathways. Maps, tree lists and descriptions of the trees are available at the reception desks on each campus.