The Garden

Discovering Madison

"It was a paradise of roses and other flowers, to say nothing of the strawberries, and vegetables; every rare plant and fruit was sent to him by his admiring friends, who knew his taste, and they were carefully studied ...

The King's Garden

Feeding Pittsburgh in the 18th Century

You are standing on what was once the parade ground of Fort Pitt, one of the largest military fortifications in 18th century North America. British and colonial American soldiers built this massive fort between 1759 ...

The Gate Lodge, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous

Side A: The Gate Lodge, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Completed in 1915, the Gate Lodge is one of several service buildings located at Stan Hywet Hall dedicated to the operations of the estate. Located at ...

The Garden State

Eastern Deciduous Forest

When Europeans first came to the eastern shores of North America they encountered a vast, virgin forest that seemingly stretched westward forever. First viewed as barriers and places for hiding, the trees soon became cabins, gunstocks and cradles, ...

The Garden

It was an informal garden, used to supply fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers for the house. It occupied the area around where you now stand, and out beyond the present road.

Marker can be reached from Sagamore Hill Road, on ...

"The Liberty Garden"

Dedicated to the men and women who

have served in the Armed Forces of

the United States of America, those

who lost their lives preserving our

freedom and the pioneer families

who settled Hardin County

“God Bless America and the

Freedom We All Enjoy”

September 11, 2002

Marker is ...

The Hermitage Garden

An Ever Changing Delight

As with all living things, the Hermitage Garden cannot be wholly defined by any particular moment in time. Gardens grow and change. Few records tell us about the appearance of the garden Andrew Jackson enjoyed. Jackson hired ...

The Front Garden

By the time the Commodore began to improve Morven in the 1850s, a picturesque, curvilinear landscape style was the mode. There was an attempt to make plantings appear “natural” and a varied terrain rather than a flat surface was preferred. ...

The Colonial Revival Garden

Helen Hamilton Shields married Richard the Signer’s great-great-grandson Bayard Stockton in 1894. Intensely proud of the Stockton family’s history, she wished to “restore” the house and gardens to what she perceived as their former glory. Although the property was much ...