Colonial Garden

The Colonial Garden is a recreation of what may have been on the property during the eighteenth century. It was installed sometime after 1976 when the Morgan Log House was restored and officially opened as a local house museum. The garden includes herbs, fruits, and vegetables appropriate for the eighteenth century. These plants would have served the families living here for a variety of uses including medicine, spices, dyes, teas, and food. The plants were also preserved in various ways to extend the life since many farming families worked to close to being self-sustaining.

Please see our gardening brochure inside the museum for detailed layout of our garden and its plants and explore the garden. Beds include a variety of herbs with Colonial fruits and vegetables. The garden generally produces includes skirrets (similar to parsnips), nutmeg and citron melons, scarlet runner beans, ground cherries, walking or Egyptian onions, and Jerusalem artichokes. Please view the museum's online blog to learn more about artichokes.

The fencing was part of another Boy Scout Eagle project and the garden is maintained by a museum volunteer. 

Colonial Garden Brochure (2020). Morgan Log House files.

Draft Agricultural History of the Morgan Log House (2019). Morgan Log House files.

Draft Architectural History of the Morgan Log House (2019). Morgan Log House files.

The History of the Property and House. Morgan Log House. http://www.morganloghouse.org/history-2/