Editing George C. Marshall (section)

===Retirement===
In September 1951, after 49 years of continuous public service, Marshall retired to his home, [[George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor|Dodona Manor]], in [[Leesburg, Virginia]].{{sfn|Wheeler|2015}} Purchased by the Marshalls in 1941, Dodona had previously served as a quiet weekend retreat for the busy couple.{{sfn|George C. Marshall's Dodona}} The home was restored beginning in the 1990s and the house and its gardens are open to the public as a museum.{{sfn|Wheeler|2015}}

It was at Dodona Manor that Marshall enjoyed his favorite food, roast leg of lamb, and his favorite beverage, an [[Old fashioned (cocktail)|old fashioned]].{{sfn|Stories of Service Richard}} Gardening was one of Marshall's favorite pastimes, and in retirement he grew vegetables throughout the year, including tomatoes and pumpkins, while Katherine Marshall enjoyed tending to her rose garden.{{sfn|George C. Marshall's Dodona}} In a 1942 letter to David Burpee, president of the [[Burpee Seeds and Plants|W. Atlee Burpee & Company]], Marshall wrote, "The business of seeds and flowers tantalizes me because I have been an amateur gardener, both flower and vegetable, since a boy of ten. There is nothing I would so much prefer to do this spring as to turn my mind to the wholesome business of gardening rather than the terrible problems and tragedies of war."{{sfn|3-147 To David Burpee}}

Katherine's love of roses was well known, leading inventor Eugene S. Boerner to create the Katherine Tupper Marshall Rose, a pink hybrid tea rose.{{sfn|Why is a rose}} It was patented by Jackson and Perkins in 1943.{{sfn|Why is a rose}}