A Revolutionary Friendship

A Revolutionary FriendshipMartha Washingtons worst memory was the death of her husband. Her second worst was Thomas Jeffersons awkward visit to pay his respects subsequently. Indeed, by the time George Washington had died in 1799, the two founders were estranged. But that estrangement has obscured the fact that for most of their thirty year acquaintance they enjoyed a productive relationship. Precisely because they shared so much, their disagreements have something important

tomatoes and flowering vines

Cuff-link button

upward-facing flowers rise on erect stems with whorls of deeply-divided leaves partway up the stems

well-drained soil and full sun

a discussion of primeval geology

and performance investigate spaces that range from the American kitchen table to the nineteenth-century world of historically black Hampton University to the ancient landscapes of Rome

Jefferson uses European contacts to begin restocking his wine cellar and refilling his bookshelves

reddish-purple fruits with amber flesh in late summer and fall

she grew this form in her garden in Buckinghamshire

10½"w x 8½"d x 1"h

Culture: Prefers full sun to partial shade and moist

It was first introduced into Great Britain around 1800 and was listed by Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon in the 1806 edition of The American Gardener's Calendar