Mount Vernon near Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fruit Garden and Nursery

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 25, 2021

1. Fruit Garden and Nursery Marker

Inscription. Most of this four-acre enclosure was devoted to an orchard that produced the apples, cherries, peaches, and other fruits needed in the kitchen. Vegetables, grains, and pasture grasses were grown in beds and allowed to "go to seed," providing the seeds essential to next year's planting. Hedging plants, boxwood, and trees were also propagated here, and nurtured until they reached a size to be transplanted to a permanent location.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 38° 42.451′ N, 77° 5.332′ W. Marker is near Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is in Mount Vernon. It can be reached from George Washington Memorial Parkway east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alexandria VA 22309, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seed Beds (within shouting distance of this marker); Nursery Beds (within shouting distance of this marker); Forest (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Devon Cattle (within shouting distance of this marker); Ossabaw Island Hogs (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Slavery at Mount Vernon (about 300 feet away); The Fruit Garden (about 300 feet away); Fence and Ditch (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 25, 2021

2. Fruit Garden and Nursery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.