What’s Blooming in the Garden This Week?
Squarely in the middle of spring, Mount Vernon is abloom with fragrance and color that changes every week. Above is just a sampling of the rich foliage and petals that are presently found in the...
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Summertime is in full swing and as our visitors well know the garden is as beautiful as ever. You will see in the slideshow above just a few examples of the flowers to be found this week in the upper...
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“There is an immense, extremely well-cultivated garden behind the right Wing. The choicest fruits in the country are to found there…” Baron Ludwig von Closen, one of the many tourists at Mount Vernon,...
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George Washington: general, president…farmer? The Pioneer Farm and Slave Cabin gardens remind us that Washington was not only a great American leader but also a great American farmer who invited all...
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Unseasonably warm temperatures and dry conditions at Mount Vernon this summer have been difficult for some plants, but there are many varieties that Washington is known to have cultivated that thrive...
View ArticleWhat’s Blooming in the Garden This Week?
Rather than highlighting the fantastic flora present in the popular Upper and Lower Gardens, this week’s blog concerns a lesser-known cultivation area on George Washington’s estate: the Fruit Garden...
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In keeping with last month’s trend, this blog also focuses on a lesser known garden here at Mount Vernon–the Botanical Garden. Although not at all lesser, George Washington’s “little garden by the salt...
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In 1917, renowned botanist Charles Sprague Sargent was called upon to examine the multiple trees growing on the Mount Vernon estate. Sargent bestowed great praise upon the estate’s trees, and claimed...
View ArticleWhat’s (about to be) Blooming in the Garden?
In order to ensure a lush, bountiful, and successful spring, Mount Vernon’s gardening team is hard at work throughout the winter. When the temperatures dip to the 30s and below, our gardeners are doing...
View ArticlePlant me, peas! Planting Early Spring Vegetables at Mount Vernon
Spring in the 18th century always arrived with great excitement. The arrival of daffodils and crocuses in the early spring meant that all the bulbs planted the previous November would soon be blooming....
View ArticlePlowing and the Pleasures of Spring – Part 1
This post is Part 1 of our 2 part series on Spring preparations in the fields and gardens at Mount Vernon. Part 2 will appear on Thursday April 25th. George Washington spent his years at Mount Vernon...
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