Last month I had the pleasure of visiting Washington DC with some Bay Staters. One afternoon was spent at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate. We got a tour through the house (no photos allowed) and wandered around the grounds where we saw the lower garden, the wharf on the Potomac, a horse barn, a slave cabin and Washington's tomb. We also toured the museum where George's dentures are displayed (no photos allowed).
Yes, that is a cherry tree in the middle photo. The garden had a variety of fruit trees shaped to grow low to the ground. The giant tulip poplar was planted by Washington himself in 1785.
Did you know that after the revolution George operated one of the largest distilleries in the new country?
That garden was beautiful. The whole estate was beautiful.
Posted by: judy | 12 May 2012 at 08:56 AM