Category: Vegetable Gardening

• Fruits and Vegetables at George Washington’s Mount Vernon

  

  Mount Vernon was the home of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Located in Mount Vernon, VA in Northern Virginia, it has some of the most spectacular gardens designed by the founding fathers. I had the opportunity to tour the gardens and have visited there many times. In the latest post I…

  eastborngardens

  June 4, 2023

  Fruit Gardening, Mount Vernon, Site Visit, Vegetable Gardening

  Fruit, George Washington, Mount Vernon, Plant Stories, Site Visit, Vegetables

• Thomas Jefferson’s Cayenne Peppers

  

  Cayenne peppers have been a mainstay at Eastborn Gardens since 2014. These plants are descendants from the seed stock grown at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home. More than that, cayenne peppers represent my second start in gardening, and the reason I wanted to become a gardener.

  eastborngardens

  April 30, 2023

  Container Gardening, Houseplants, Plant Stories, Vegetable Gardening

  Container Gardening, Plant Stories, vegetable container gardening