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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Lilacs: A Mount Vernon Area Favorite since 1732
The Custis and Washington Families both cultivated lilacs in their gardens. John Custis (1678-1749), the father of Daniel Parke Custis (Martha Washington’s first husband), was an avid gardener. Custis traded plants and corresponded with notable horticulturists of the time. His … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard Mount Vernon, Dennis McCarty, John Custis, Lilac, Mount Air, Mount Vernon, pruning
Tagged Common Lilac, Persian Lilac
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Historic Trees at River Farm
“I have made up my mind and am making my arrangements to take up my residence at the Walnut–tree farm this fall,” wrote Tobias Lear to George Washington on September 8th 1797. Lear was Washington’s personal secretary and the residence he was referring to … Continue reading
Forsythia’s Big Year
Forsythia is both revered and despised, often for the same reason. It is everywhere because it’s easy to grow. Those who love it, welcome it’s blooms as a first sign of Spring. Its staying power this year certainly reflects the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria, Forsythia, pruning, William Forsyth
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Cell Phone Tower at GW Rec Center
It looked like Christmas in April. Crates full of artificial branches sat beneath the previously installed section of the monopole. Workmen spent the majority of Wednesday on the George Washington Recreation Center driveway assembling the top section of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Stealth Concealment Solutions Inc.
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St. John’s Church, Broad Creek, MD
George Washington attended Services here, the sign says as you walk along the path to St. John’s Episcopal Church, also called Broad Creek Church. This year is the church’s 325th anniversary. In 1692, the Church of England established thirty parishes … Continue reading
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Tagged Addison Family, Broad Creek Church, Walter Dulany Addison, Warburton Manor, William H. Snowden
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See the Trees, Recite the Poem
There’s still time. A.E. Housman published his poem in 1896, well before the Mayor of Tokyo gifted the city of Washington, DC 3,000 cherry trees, but his message is universal. It doesn’t depend on time or location. You don’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged A.E. Housman, Alexandria, American Horticultural Society, Cherry Blossoms, Mount Vernon
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