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Owners Larry and Shields Brown have added some modern elements to the historic 33-acre landscape surrounding the stately antebellum structure built in 1824. Larry enjoys growing vegetables and several years ago created a vegetable garden at the rear of the house. Eight large raised beds, constructed from railroad ties, occupy the one-half acre site. Pea gravel paths lead from bed to bed, which flourish with greens galore. Carrots, beet, broccoli and spinach are winter into spring crops, followed by peas trained to custom trellises, as well as lettuces, basil and much more. By summer, a variety of tomatoes replace the peas on the trellis system. Black plastic lines the beds, which are filled with commercial planting mix. Plastic keeps creosote from leaching into the soil and reduces weeds. An automatic drip irrigation system simplifies watering.
Shields is an orchid fancier and invites visitors to enjoy the one hundred cattleya, cymbidium and dendrobium orchids growing in her greenhouse. Of interest is the water lily pond near the front porch. The concrete pond, built in the early 1940’s, contains goldfish and aquatic plants.
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