LearningfromtheLand

ThegardenstellushowWashingtonusedhisland.Hegrewcrops.Hegrewflowers.Whatelsecanwelearnfromhis land?

Let’slookatthebowlinggreen.That’safancynameforalawn.Washingtonhadabiglawn.That’simportantbecausemostpeopleusedtheirlandforfarming.Washingtonhadsomuchland,hedidn’tneedto.Heusedthislandjustforshow.Again,natureactsasaprimarysource.Ittellsusaboutaperson,aplace,anda time.

WhenIvisitedMountVernon,Ilookedatthegardens.ButIcouldlearnalotmoreaboutWashingtonbylookingatotherpartsofhisland.Icouldlookathisfields.Icouldlookattheriver,too.Primarysourcescomeinmanyforms.NowIknowthatnaturecan be used to learnabouthowpeoplelivedlong ago.