The Gardens at Hancock's Resolution

During the restoration of Hancock's Resolution that began in 2000, Master Gardener Trixi Norberg began to establish the gardens at the historic farm. The gardens today consist of a Dooryard Garden that is a fenced in area that surrounds the handsome stone dwelling. This garden contains some of the original plants found on the property. They include Phlox, German Bearded Iris, and Lily of the Valley. Over the course of the years we have added many more 18th and 19th Century flowers and herbs as well as Maryland Native plants. The Kitchen Garden another fenced in area is located in the front of the farmstead (waterfront) facing East for optimum gardening in the early spring and fall. The raised beds are planted with a variety of medicinal and culinary herbs, flowers, and heirloom vegetables such as Brandywine Tomatoes, Egyptian Walking Onions, Purple Top Turnips, Bloomsdale Spinach, and wild Asparagus. Purple Hyacinth Bean with all of its yummy edible parts decorates the white board fence while the Hops Vines climb the sapling Teepee trellis. Beyond is an assortment of larger crops grown out in the field where they are shared by the wild life. Here we may have the green meat Anne Arundel Melon, Indian Corn, All Blue Potatoes, Giant Sunflowers, Strawberries, and Bird House Gourds.
There is a very old stand of Chickasaw Plums Trees. Each year their blooms create a lovely cloud of tiny white blossoms in early spring following the very early blooming original Japanese Quince. The Chickasaw Plums are picked each year and are made into jelly that is sold in our rebuilt circa 1900's store.
Each year we celebrate the blooming of our Ancient Lilacs towards the end of April. Please come and visit our site to view our gardens and lovely farmstead. I look forward to meeting you.

Sue Betz,
Gardener