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Mount Vernon garden facts:
- George Washington designed the gardens at Mount Vernon. Some experienced gardeners were hired while others were enslaved to work the gardens.
- The greenhouse pictured above was built by George Washington to house rare and exotic plants and was considered the most advanced of its time.
- Cherry trees were not chopped down by George Washington, but orchards were planted by him.
- A kitchen garden was planted and considered essential to provide fresh vegetables.
- A small botanical garden was also created to handle unusual plants.
- As the design of the gardens became more complex, the gardening skills needed increased. President Washington required written reports detailing the progress of the gardens.
- George Washington was serious about his compost and maintained a diary with the results of his experiments to determine what was desirable and necessary for each type of plant.
- Glass frames and bell jars were used to retain heat in an effort to protect new seedlings from cold temperatures.
- Tools such as spades, shovels, rakes, pruners, baskets, watering cans, ladders, pick axes, and a stone roller were all considered necessary tools in the 1700’s for the skilled gardeners to maintain the Mount Vernon gardens.
One of my favorite places to visit when we lived in Virginia! Beautiful choice for this week’s challenge!!
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Very interesting! Beautiful greenhouse. I thought it was a residence!
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beautiful but my next thought was what a chore it must be to clean those windows! : )
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Beautiful picture! You have so much history surrounding you.
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I love this style of windows and had them in my previous home.
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Nice photograph, but I refuse to believe that George didn’t chop down the cherry tree. Next you’ll tell me he really could tell a lie.
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he also had hemp feilds out back 🙂 it was a law at the time he helped create, with the founding fathers that evryonw would help that owned land to produce hemp for fiber , etc etc. an readin the george diarys u will also find they smoked an ate it also 🙂 . this is a kewl post-it bout george 🙂 also 🙂 ThanQ
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