George Washington’s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm offers a wonderful blend of woods, fields, wetlands, and riverfront.  Fox, groundhogs, snakes, lizards, turtles, and deer make Ferry Farm their home.  In the meadows, bushy heads of grass seeds provide an important source of food for birds.  Beautiful flowers and majestic trees abound across the landscape.  A few weeks ago, we set out on a nature walk around Ferry Farm to enjoy the flora and fauna.

Ferry Farm

Cherries on the cherry trees in the Demonstration Garden.

Daylilies in the Demonstration Garden.

The tickseed variety of Coreopsis.

Magnolia bloom

Magnolia fruit

Tall grass

Groundhog near the river.

The Rappahannock River

Trail through the woods along the river.

Wild strawberry

Ferry Farm’s Wild Meadow

Bluebird peaks from inside a birdhouse.

Bluebird in flight.

Yarrow

Crown vetch

Trail through the Meadow.

Learn more about Ferry Farm’s natural environment here.