{"id":2260,"date":"2012-03-29T17:58:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T22:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hulettsonlakegeorge.com\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2012-03-29T17:58:06","modified_gmt":"2012-03-29T22:58:06","slug":"stewarts-foundation-gives-grant-to-gardens-at-fort-ticonderoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/archives\/2260","title":{"rendered":"Stewarts Foundation Gives Grant to Gardens at Fort Ticonderoga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/pictures\/Ti_Kings_Garden.jpg\"><em><br \/>\nChildren learn about \u201cFlying Friends\u201d at Fort Ticonderoga\u2019s King\u2019s Garden. Photo Credit Fort Ticonderoga.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fort Ticonderoga recently received a grant from the Stewart\u2019s Foundation supporting new King\u2019s Garden programs in 2012.  <\/p>\n<p>The walled King\u2019s Garden was originally designed in 1921 by leading landscape architect Marian Coffin.  The formal elements \u2013 a reflecting pool, manicured lawn and hedges, and brick walls and walkways \u2013 are softened by a profusion of annuals and perennials, carefully arranged by color and form.  Heirloom flowers and modern cultivars are used to recreate the historic planting scheme. Visitor favorites include the lavender border, towering hollyhocks, bearded irises, dinner plate dahlias and many types of phlox.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the nine-foot brick walls of the colonial revival King\u2019s Garden, the Discovery Gardens include a children\u2019s garden, military vegetable garden, and Three Sisters Garden. The restored Lord and Burnham greenhouse, charming gazebo, sweeping lawns and shady picnic spots invite visitors to explore the landscape at one of America\u2019s oldest gardens dating to the French occupation of the Fort in the mid-18th century.<\/p>\n<p>The new program will encourage young visitors to learn about different vegetables, flowers and insects.  The funds will specifically support the development of four new themed areas within the Children\u2019s Garden including Flying Friends, a garden bed devoted to attracting pollinators; Vegetable Maze, a non-traditional free-form vegetable area; Edible Petals Patch, a garden devoted to plants with edible flowers; and Onion Island, a garden bed devoted to the onion genus.  The Children\u2019s Garden, located in the stunning King\u2019s Garden at Fort Ticonderoga, offers a wonderful opportunity for families to explore beauty and nature at one of America\u2019s oldest and most significant historic sites.  <\/p>\n<p>The King\u2019s Garden is open June 1 through October 8 and offers a wide variety of horticulture programs throughout the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children learn about \u201cFlying Friends\u201d at Fort Ticonderoga\u2019s King\u2019s Garden. Photo Credit Fort Ticonderoga. Fort Ticonderoga recently received a grant from the Stewart\u2019s Foundation supporting new King\u2019s Garden programs in 2012. The walled King\u2019s Garden was originally designed in 1921 by leading landscape architect Marian Coffin. 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