Fruit Garden and Nursery (Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this trailside historical marker:

Fruit Garden and Nursery
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.