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Hugh Mercer
​Apothecary Shop Garden

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2025

 If you are interested in historic gardening or interested in medicinal plants or are looking for a project, come join us. Bring some tools like a hoe, digger, clippers etc. Workdays will be Thursdays, 9:00,  throughout the year, and if you're interested in volunteering, please contact Mike DiSalvo at: [email protected].
May, 2025
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Seed Swap, 2025
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2024

January, 2024
2023
September 4, 2023, our first workday.
Does history interest you? Does 18th Century gardening interest you? Does learning about the medicinal uses of plants interest you? If the previous questions perked your interest, there is a new Master Gardener project.  Washington Heritage Museums has invited MGACRA members to assist with the gardens at the rear of Hugh Mercer’s Apothecary Shop in down town Fredericksburg. The Garden is made up of five growing zones, containing such plants as echinacea, elecampane, mullein, violets, chickweed, purple deadnettle, ajuga, chickweed, and fennel. The majority of plants in garden have 18th Century medicinal properties.
The goals of the project are the following:

  1. Assist the current gardener with the planning, maintenance, and upkeep of the garden.
  2. Teach the MG’s involved 18th Century gardening techniques as well as the medicinal properties of the plants in the garden.
  3. Lead garden tours for the public at various times during the year.

We meet at the garden every Thursday of the month, at 9:00 am. Bring your tools and water.
If interested, contact Mike DiSalvo, [email protected], with questions. 
Photos by Addison Shultz, 6/6/2024
Plant Location for Hugh Mercer Apothecary Garden
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    • Save the Pollinator Flower Show
    • 2025 Spring Symposium
    • Seed Swap Event
    • Fredericksburg Fair
    • Cedell Brooks Demonstration Garden
    • Widewater State Park
    • Chatham Historical Garden
    • Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop Garden
    • Cossey Park Project
    • Plant Clinics & Gardens
    • Boxwood Workshops
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Courses Offered
  • Master Gardener College
  • MGACRA 2025 Dues Payment
  • MGACRA Membership
  • Paypal
  • About Us
    • Master Gardeners
    • MGACRA in the News
    • Merchandise Sales
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact Us
    • Become a Master Gardener >
      • Donations >
        • Brent & Becky's Fund Raiser