Mount Vernon: George Washington’s Favorite Garden was his Trial Garden

George Washington

“George often referred to his favorite of his four gardens: the botanical garden. He called it “the little garden by the salt house,” or rather fondly, his ‘little garden.'” April 30, 1789 On this day, George Washington was sworn in as the United States’ first president.   A gardening President, George Washington, oversaw his incredible…

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