Tufts' Fort Washington farm, which overlooks the Potomac River, has been in her family since 1922. Tufts has lived there since 1939, but says her mother is responsible for the bamboo: She brought it from Alabama or South Carolina and planted the first stalks on the property. To this day, Tufts warns others against falling victim to the notoriously hard-to-remove plant. She says that bamboo, which now covers roughly 2 of the farm's 14 acres, has "taken over" her property.

Back        1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10        Next