Everything at Mt. Vernon is restored to exactly how George Washington would have seen it in his lifetime at his revered Potomac River estate. When I toured there, the house, grounds, everything I saw was restored and furnished to original construction specifications.

However, then I viewed the Twigeeze limb spreaders at work in the orchard! They were installed correctly and were doing exactly what they were intended for. They might have looked out of place; red plastic in a circa 1780’s setting, but they worked properly. Granted, George Washington might have used cuttings from the trees themselves, as some still do, but let’s think of him as an innovator.

I approached the groundskeeper and after introductions, I offered to send a large assortment of Twigeeze to the Mt. Vernon Ladies Association who is in charge of the famous estate. They were grateful and continued to use our line of limb spreaders. I am proud of this small contribution to our heritage, knowing how interested he was in all things natural, and being an innovator. Thomas Jefferson might have used them also!