Our stop today was at River Farm, the Headquarters of the American Horticultural Society in Alexandria, VA. The property was once part of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate. It now showcases a blend of formal and naturalistic gardens. We have reciprocity through Tyler Arboretum membership, but River Farm is free to enter.
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| Espaliered fruit trees |
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| White House Gates Garden |
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| White House (1920s manor house) Entry Garden |
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| Wow, a yellow Paeonia lactiflora/Peony |
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| Bluebird nesting box with a predator guard |
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| View from the house toward the Potomac River; the posts sit on top of the Ha-ha Wall, one that cannot be seen from the house but keeps out the animals |
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| Looking back toward the house to see the Ha-ha Wall |
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| One of the oldest trees on the property is the Juglands nigra/Eastern Black Walnut that is over 250 years old |
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| Meadow Overlook |
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| View from the Meadow Overlook |
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| Buxus sp/Boxwood Hedge with specimens over 100 years old |
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| Gymnocladus dioicus/Kentucky Coffeetrees are descendants of trees brought back by George Washington upon his return from surveying the Ohio River Valley |
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| A grass-covered dirt bench? (KSS) |
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| A row of arbors |
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| Children's Garden |
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| A secret place under the Children's Gazebo? (KSS) |
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| Green roof of a shed in the Garden Calm |
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| Maclura pomifera/Osage Orange in the Garden calm is rumored to be from seeds brought back by Lewis & Clark |
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| Perennials (KSS) |
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| Mahonia sp fruit |
Next: Auto Train.
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