. Civil War officers. Confederate . ■n : It took two years research and much careful excavationto transform the wilderness pictured above into the restoredLee garden at right below. Thomas Lee was a horticul-turist, introducing into Vir-ginia semi-tropical fruits—the fig,orange and pomegranate. He im-ported seeds, shrubs and trees. The formal garden at Stratfordtoday follows the original plan ofthree terraces terminating in aha-ha wall. For years these terraces layquiescent under a weed-grownfield. Two years of research wascarried on before the restorationwas possible. Excavations disclosedthe
. Civil War officers. Confederate . ■n : It took two years research and much careful excavationto transform the wilderness pictured above into the restoredLee garden at right below. Thomas Lee was a horticul-turist, introducing into Vir-ginia semi-tropical fruits—the fig,orange and pomegranate. He im-ported seeds, shrubs and trees. The formal garden at Stratfordtoday follows the original plan ofthree terraces terminating in aha-ha wall. For years these terraces layquiescent under a weed-grownfield. Two years of research wascarried on before the restorationwas possible. Excavations disclosedthe location of terraces and »■•,. Above — Late afternoon,and Stratfords strange chim-neys throw deep shadows onthe lawn. Left—The moat-like ha-lm wall at the foot of thegarden, protecting its plantsfrom livestock without break-in? the view. Below—Old paths andterraces left traces that madepossible this Eighteenth Cen-tury garden. On one terracea box border is quartered inthe design of the Lee coat-of-anns. Horydczak
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