Mary Washington House 041907

As part of my ongoing effort to journal about Mary's Garden, here's what it looks like this week. If you missed my previous posts, you can check here. My goal is to do a better job this year in following the garden through its changes. If you don't recall, the Mary Washington House is the home of George Washington's mother. George bought this home for his mother and she spent, I believe, the last 17 years of her life here. I volunteer in the garden with a wonderful group of folks loosely called "Mary's Gardeners". We work under the direction of H. the Horticulturist.

One of the pleasures of the experience is that it is always a learning one. H. the Horticulturist showed us the following money plants, Lunaria annua (also called Honesty):


You'll note a white, pink and dark pink...all of which grow in Mary's Garden...and a multi colored one which grows in H. the Horticulturist's own garden.

Look closely in this photo and you'll see all three:


In this one, a bit closer of the darker ones, you'll also see Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica:


Also in the garden are native Columbines, Aquilegia canadensis:


This lighter version has turned up:


A happy mix of things:


Mary's view this week...one of these days the yellow house will become a bit less of a focal point:


Mary's vegetable garden is coming along....on the side where the yellow tulips are will later be a long border of garlic chives:


The basket sports a different look this week:


First iris:


Some anemones are still going:


H. the Horticulturist also showed us that Rosemary will root in water:


And, lucky me... I ended up with flowers from Mary's Garden and H. the Horticulturist's:


Until next time!