I recently posted George Washington's Mount Vernon which I showed the inside of the house.
Now I would like to take you on a walk around the outside.
I went at the end of April and it was a wonderful spring day and the gardens were beautiful.
The gardeners even got creative and spelled out George Washington with the vegetables!
The lower (kitchen) garden
The most interesting thing was the use of the apple and other fruit trees as an organic fence in the garden.
The fruit garden and nursery
I took pictures of a few of the buildings including the stable, kitchen and smokehouse.
It is a beautiful mansion overlooking the Potomac River.
Here is a map of the property. It is 500 acres (200 ha).
So many paths!
After taking a tour of the house I walked around for a couple of hours and saw the dock, the grave sites and the animals.
Both the Washington's and slaves had burial areas in close proximity.
George and Martha's tomb
Slave memorial and graves
It is a working dock with boats leaving on regular basis.
They also have benches by the beach if you want to relax next to the water.
I had to stop and get a picture of the black faced sheep. They were my mom's favorite!
It was a gorgeous spring day to see this historic home and plantation.
Sources:
Mount Vernon
2022 Walks
A walk through Chihuly in the Desert Exhibition at Desert Botanical Garden
Wednesday Walk: National Arboretum azalea collections
Wednesday Walk: Bishop's Garden
Share Our World: The George Washington University
Wednesday Walk: National Mall
Wednesday Walk: Central Park
Wednesday Walk: NYC-Penn Station to South Ferry
Wednesday Walk: Mesa Temple Gardens
Wednesday Walk: Desert Botanical Garden
