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[Capt. W. T. Weaver Garden]: boxwood hedge.

Photographer:
Rhoades, Sally  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Weaver Garden (Asheville, N.C.)
United States of America -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County -- Asheville
Date:
1997 July.
General:
"Behind this border is a low hedge of American boxwood trained in a Greek key pattern and containing additional flower beds."
Collection Restrictions:
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Topic:
Gardens -- North Carolina -- Asheville  Search this
Box  Search this
Hedges  Search this
Weeping willow  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NC022003
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / North Carolina / NC022: Asheville -- Capt. W. T. Weaver Garden
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Archives of American Gardens
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d7badafd-6a29-432b-87f7-f790fcb16f88
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Dallas -- Sands Garden

Provenance:
Founders Garden Club of Dallas  Search this
Landscape architect:
Lambert Landscape Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Sands Garden (Dallas, Texas)
United States of America -- Texas -- Dallas
Scope and Contents:
The folder contains a work sheet; site plan; copies of photographs; and plant list.
General:
Behind a green wall of Nellie R. Stevens holly and Little Gem magnolias, an Italian Renaissance style villa and garden exists on one acre. The owners wanted to build a "forever" home and garden for themselves, children, and grandchildren. The garden incorporates a series of outdoor rooms in the European manner. Rectangular lead planters with formally clipped boxwood frame the wide entry steps to the house. A terrace of four colors of sandstone forms a three-dimensional effect as an approach to a porch. The core feature of this Italian Renaissance style garden, an allée of standard Natchez crepe myrtle and a linear parterre of clipped boxwood with Italian terra-cotta olive jars lies along its main axis. On the west side of the house, one enters a series of three different outdoor rooms connected by open iron gates. The first is centered by an oval parterre and a wall of espaliered pears and magnolias trained into an arch. The second outdoor room is a terrace of French limestone and a rectangular mosaic pool. The third room is an allée of Savannah hollies leading to the garden house. The formal back garden is centered by an allée of crepe myrtle joining the veranda to the magnolia-lined room, filled by the celadon mosaic swimming pool and cherub fountain. Off the central axis to the west, one walks down three grass steps to a sunken garden with bay laurel trees. The east sunken garden mirrors the west in symmetry, but has a thick lawn of fescue grass. The back garden to the east of the pool is a sun-filled parterre of boxwood for summer vegetables, herbs, and flowers. A surrounding circle of ten-foot tall iron pillars hosts repeat blooming white Sombreuil roses trained into swags by chains connecting the pillars. An allée of East Palatka holly exists on the east side of the property with crushed stone walkway.
People associated with this property include: Richard Robertson (architect, 1995-2000); and Paul Fields, ASLA of Lambert Landscape Company (landscape architect, 2000-2007).
Related Materials:
Sands Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (19 35 mm. slides)
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Gardens -- Texas -- Dallas  Search this
Formal gardens  Search this
Parterres  Search this
Italian gardens  Search this
Sunken gardens  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File TX081
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Texas
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69c314b5f-4b83-4fb4-baff-b1e92203c9de
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Dallas -- Serendipity

Landscape architect:
Fields, Paul  Search this
Grantham, Susan  Search this
Finsley, Rosa  Search this
Landscape designer:
Stevens, Matt  Search this
Shell mosaic artist:
Chantillis, Connie  Search this
Provenance:
Founders Garden Club of Dallas  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Serendipity (Dallas, Texas)
United States of America -- Texas -- Dallas -- Dallas
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of the shell mosaic interior of the grotto.
General:
The four-acre property described as a cool retreat in Dallas is shaded by a canopy of old native cedar elm trees and has a stone grotto built into an artificial hillside that was designed to add instant age. The new property, owned since 1982, has a stone circle fire pit overlooking Bachman Creek, a terraced rose and herb garden with gravel paths behind an ornamental iron gate, parterre gardens, a chicken coop, a dog kennel with a courtyard, a children's play yard and playhouse, and a rectangular swimming pool surrounded by another pool for koi. Other outbuildings include a cabana next to the pool, a dual purpose guest house and gym, and a greenhouse. The grotto is constructed of boulder outcroppings sheathed in fig vines with an elaborate shell mosaic in the interior and is used for dining. Along the driveway to the house there are dense plantings of mature trees, lawns and naturalized areas. Closer in the manicured lawns are divided by stone walkways and crossed by stepping stones. Color is provided by magnolias, azaleas, a wisteria trained up the house's exterior iron staircase, roses, tall bearded iris, jasmine and verbena. Seasonal plantings in the parterres and in urns on the bluestone terrace include pansies, begonias, caladium, pintas, periwinkle, daffodils and tulips. Low dry stone walls are used to delineate the different areas of the property.
Persons associated with the garden include: Paul Fields (landscape architect, 2008); Susan Grantham (landscape architect, 2008); Rosa Finsley (landscape architect, 2014); Matt Stevens of Texas Garden Services (landscape design, 2014); Connie Chantillis (shell mosaic artist, 2008); Watkins Ornamental Iron (fencing and gates, 2005).
Related Materials:
Serendipity related holdings consist of 1 folder (27 digital images)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Texas -- Dallas  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File TX128
See more items in:
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Texas
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d3b32d1b-ca3f-4aad-93f1-d2b44c391956
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Houston -- The Simmons Garden

Former owner:
Underwood, Milton  Search this
Underwood, Milton Mrs.  Search this
Williams, Claude K.  Search this
Williams, Claude K. Mrs.  Search this
Architect:
Briscoe, Birdsall  Search this
Landscape architect:
Gunn, Ralph Ellis  Search this
Steele, Johhny  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
The Simmons Garden (Houston, Texas)
United States of America -- Texas -- Harris -- Houston
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of articles and a brochure.
General:
Elements of the original Country Place Era garden designed by Ralph Ellis Gunn have been preserved on the three- quarter acre property with a Georgian Style house designed in 1934 by architect Birdsall Briscoe. These features include a lead wall fountain in the east garden room, live oak trees that have matured, the fountain that was the focal point of the axis of the rear garden, and a serpentine brick wall covered in fig ivy that enclosed the south and west perimeters of the back garden. In 2000 landscape architect Johnny Steele designed a parterre garden to replace the struggling St. Augustine lawn in back that was overly shaded by mature trees. The parterres are bordered by low boxwood hedges and filled with ornamental seasonal plantings. Four jasmine columns trained on metal frames anchor the corners and an armillary sphere sits on a pedestal in the center. An understory of trees including Japanese maple and flowering cherry and shade-loving lower story plants, including ferns, strawberry begonia and cast iron plants, were added to the existing banks of azaleas and camellias. The basin of the lead wall fountain was raised slightly onto a layer of brick and trimmed on top with another row of bricks.
The front garden was redesigned after the demise of a large water oak. Two broad brick bordered steps were installed and planted with zoysia grass, with seasonal plantings in the beds flanking the sides of the steps beneath banks of G.G. Gerbing white azaleas. These formal additions were designed as evolutions of the original character of the house, garden and neighborhood.
The Simmons Garden has been included on the annual Azalea Trail event in Houston.
Persons associated with the garden include Mr. and Mrs. Milton R. Underwood (former owners, 1934-1965); Mr. and Mrs. Claude K. Williams (former owners, 1965-1985); Birdsall Parmenas Briscoe (1876-1971) (architect, 1934); Ralph Ellis Gunn (1908-1976) (landscape architect, 1934-1936); Johnny Steele (landscape architect, 1985--).
Related Materials:
The Simmons Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (21 digital images)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Texas -- Houston  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File TX127
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Texas
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6620d9435-f919-4d8e-a828-efcc27d3d393
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[Serendipity]: wisteria has been trained up a curving staircase to a balcony overlooking the terrace.

Photographer:
Sealy, Diane  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Digital image (col., JPEG file.)
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
Serendipity (Dallas, Texas)
United States of America -- Texas -- Dallas -- Dallas
Date:
2015 Apr.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Texas -- Dallas  Search this
Terraces  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Houses  Search this
Stairs  Search this
Urns  Search this
Wisteria  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item TX128003
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Texas / TX128: Dallas -- Serendipity
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Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb678ace133-8114-49c8-a588-312a1eb7ce14
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ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref13797

Columbus -- A Study in Green

Landscape designer:
Shear, Shawn  Search this
Architect:
Reeves, Robert, Sr.  Search this
Former owner:
Davis, Thomas E., Jr.  Search this
Provenance:
Little Garden Club of Columbus  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Study in Green, A (Columbus, Ohio)
United States of America -- Ohio -- Franklin County -- Columbus
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, site plans, and additional information.
General:
Situated in the Sessions Village area of Columbus, this .33 acre garden reflects the ideas of its current owners. With a goal of wanting the home to feel as though every room is part of the garden, lines have been blurred between the inside and outside and exterior garden rooms have been created. The garden can be seen from the major living areas, while a second-story deck off one of bedrooms provides an elevated view. Pleached trees border the property lines on the east and west and the paths and the patio area are surfaced in a unifying gravel of soft tan. An open lawn contains a geometric knot garden of boxwood, edged on the south by a patterned boxwood and holly hedge. Topiary standards are used about the garden as accents, climbing roses are trained around the openings of French doors, and a tiny herb garden surrounds a jardiniere. The architectural style of the glass-topped table and wall fountain appear to have slipped out of the interior rooms. The entry courtyard of brick with flanking boxed columnar English oaks breaks with the all-green theme through the addition of a touch of colored coleus.
Persons associated with the property include Shawn Shear (landscape designer, 2000); Robert Reeves, Sr. (architect, 1956); and Thomas E. Davis, Jr. (former owner, 1956-1997).
There is additional documentation of other gardens in Sessions Village. See OH226000 and OH230000-234000.
Related Materials:
A Study in Green related holdings consist of 1 folder (6 35 mm. slides (photographs))
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Ohio -- Columbus  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File OH235
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Ohio
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e3835b0f-332e-43d2-92c2-e5d56b5c7e1d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref15506

McKean -- Raku Place

Artist:
Kemenyffy, Susan Hale.  Search this
Landscape designer:
Kemenyffy, Susan Hale.  Search this
Sculptor:
Kemenyffy, Steven, 1943-  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Raku Place (McKean, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- McKean -- Erie
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, a copy of a book of Susan Hale Kemenyffy's drawings dedicated to Carrie T. Watson Garden Club member Lynn Perry Alstadt, and a copy of "Drawing: The Purpose," edited by Leo Duff and Phil Sawdon. The latter includes a chapter by Susan Hale Kemenyffy titled, "Landscape - Drawing - Drawiing - Landscape' (2008).
General:
The 47 acre property in western Pennsylvania had been logged, stripped of topsoil and used as a dump for garbage and burned out cars when the land and 1950's house were obtained in 1974 by two artists. Mature trees, weeds and enormous mud puddles comprised the landscape. The site has been developed with 18 named gardens, channeled water courses with a string of pools and two ponds to ameliorate the property's tendency to flood every spring, numerous hand-built bridges, and intersecting paths totaling about one mile of walkways. Outbuildings include a chicken house, a Hungarian Tea House cantilevered on a cliff in a conifer forest that overlooks one of the pools, and two artists' studios. Garden structures and outdoor furniture are painted in blues and greens that contrast with and stand out from the lushly planted grounds while sculptures created by the owners have been nestled into the landscape. Hundreds of rocks, slabs and boulders have been dug up and re-positioned to form or edge paths and ponds. Positions have been found for objects including discarded aluminum playground horses that rear up among the trees. Ceramic tiles and sculptures made by the artists contribute to the unique landscape.
An early entrance garden included climbing hydrangea, bergenia lining the walkway, pachysandra and ferns to obscure the front of the house. Later a wider walkway was dug and laid with slabs of Pennsylvania bluestone over gravel, decking and brick walls were built, and 100 feet of climbing hydrangea have been trained around the house and deck. The owners describe their highly personal gardens as naturalized Arts and Crafts designed to suit the topography. They have given fanciful names to their gardens, such as giraffe's place, polka dot garden, alpine forest, great meadow, sky garden, primrose-less path, and Steven's mountain with an elevated metal sculpture "Sirius Dog House" to mark the juncture of earth and sky and the conclusion of the garden.
Raku Place has been shared with many groups for events and has participated in Garden Conservancy Open Days.
Persons associated with the garden include Donald and Sharon Williams (former owners, 1966-1974); Steven Kemenyffy (sculptor, 1974- ); Susan Kemenyffy (artist and landscape designer, 1974- ).
Related Materials:
Raku Place related holdings consist of 1 folder (85 digital images)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- McKean  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File PA825
See more items in:
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67f88ddab-9fb8-40f4-a766-11835601428f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16460

Philadelphia -- Waterman Garden

Landscape architect:
Gale, Charles H.  Search this
Former owner:
Levis, Mrs.  Search this
Levis, Mr.  Search this
McCausland, Peter, Mrs.  Search this
McCausland, Peter, Mr.  Search this
Architect:
Gilchrist, Edmund B., 1885-1953  Search this
Provenance:
Wissahickon Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Waterman Garden (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet and site plans.
General:
In 1929, the Levis family commissioned architect Edmund B. Gilchrist to build two connected Norman style houses on approximately one acre for its extended family. Only one house remains today with a large garden designed by past and current owners which has evolved into an extensive series of garden rooms.
Upon entering the front courtyard flanked by a pair of watchful dragons under planted with sweet autumn clematis, there is a Japanese weeping maple and a border of Carefree Delight roses accentuating a holly hedge. Along the pathway to the front door are garden beds containing dwarf crabapples and sedum autumn joy edged with crimson pygmy barberry. Climbing hydrangea is on either side of the front door, and a dolphin fountain is to the right of an espaliered magnolia tree. Opposite the front door is a walkway through an arbor created by espaliered apple trees and climbing hydrangeas which leads one to a grassy field with massed borders of perennials and cutting gardens.
A doorway in the stone wall to the left of the front door opens to the rear yard featuring an azalea room and brick terrace edged with Japanese lilac trees, dwarf boxwood, allium, tulips, hosta and Knockoff roses. Wisteria is trained around the back of the house and there is a magnificent magnolia grandiflora. A woodland area room is filled with crocus and bleeding hearts in the spring followed by hosta, astilbe, Solomon seal and mayapples. Beyond this is the first of several gardens framed by yew hedges. The fishpond garden is a sunny perennial and rugosa rose border. Beyond the fishpond is a shade garden called the "mount" anchored by large birch trees with shrubs, ferns, geraniums and heuchera also planted. To the left of the fishpond garden is a stepped walkway edged with daylilies, leading to a swimming pool surrounded by endless summer hydrangeas and carefree Wonder roses. Opposite the pool is a garden area with Hawthorne trees under planted with cherry laurels, spirea and deutzia. Exiting through the garden door across from the "mount" there is a view of the kitchen garden filled with David Austin roses.
Persons associated with the garden include: Charles H. Gale (landscape architect, 1989 to date); Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. F. Hemsley Levis (former owners, 1933-before 1985); Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCausland (former owners, 1985-1995); and Edmund B. Gilchrist (architect, 1933).
Related Materials:
Waterman Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (21 35 mm. slides)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File PA623
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6fc49666f-ed39-4824-9597-56cbf6778088
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16530

Pittsburgh -- Smith Garden

Former owner:
Lloyd, John  Search this
Wagener, Adam  Search this
Lytle, Hays  Search this
Lytle, Letty  Search this
Follansbee, John H. Jr.  Search this
Architect:
Labarthe, Jules  Search this
Landscape architect:
Marshall, Melissa  Search this
Liberto, Richard  Search this
Horticulturist:
Liberto, Richard  Search this
Benusa, Joy  Search this
Designer:
Schenck, Mikell  Search this
Gardener:
Skalski, Chuck  Search this
Skalski, Elaine  Search this
Mason:
Lombardi, Dave  Search this
Arborist:
Miller, Stephen W.  Search this
Provenance:
Garden Club of Allegheny County  Search this
Installers:
Kutchko Nursery, Inc.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Smith Garden (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny -- Pittsburgh
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles.
General:
Installation of the Smith Garden was begun in 2011 on the two-acre property with a new L-shaped house and a smattering of mature trees; in 2013 this garden won their local Great Gardens Contest Large Garden Category award. Ornamental trees including holly, hemlock, Japanese maples, dogwood, serviceberry, spruce, oaks and pines were added to the standing white oak, beech, white pines, maples, tulip poplar, oaks and cucumber magnolia after other diseased and dead trees had been removed. The upper garden directly behind the house is entered through an arbor decked with rose and clematis. The center circle of lawn is surrounded by sun-loving perennials including day lilies, phlox, iris, and peonies. Throughout the garden there are repeated stands of smoke bush, lilacs, landscape roses, David Austin roses trained on obelisks and trimmed blue spruce with holly borders. Stands of holly and red twig dogwood create winter interest. Blue stone steps lead to the main patio and pergola; garden beds in this area are planted with dwarf conifers, sedums, spring bulbs, a succulent garden with a fountain, and a blue bush clematis the owner has moved from one garden to another for many years. On the lower elevation the shade garden has oak leaf hydrangea, hemlock, hostas, bleeding heart, spreading English yews, viburnum, rhododendron, spiraea, mountain laurel and buckeye.
Opposite the house across the driveway there is a stand of white pines with a mass of sumac for fall color. The walkway to the front door is composed of large flagstones that are permeable since underground springs have created problems in this garden. Planted areas with wet feet had to be raised. A bio-retention swale at a lower elevation planted with swamp white oak, bald cypress and other water tolerant plants collects the storm water run-off from the house and driveway. More property was purchased in 2013: close to one-half acre that was formerly woodlands but was inundated with wild rose, grape vine, honeysuckle, poison ivy and other invasive plants. This eyesore on the approach to the house was reforested with mostly native woody plants and herbaceous perennials, a wood chip walkway, wildflower meadow, wetland plants by a stream and grasses in the twenty foot set-back along the road required for utilities. Altogether 66 trees, 12 evergreens and 70 shrubs were planted, including beech, red maple, river birch, hawthorn, redbud, swamp azalea, dogwood, holly, and conifers. The wildflower meadow with coneflower, false indigo, bergamot, and aster attracts birds, honey bees and butterflies. Comprising the ground layer under the trees and shrubs are native plants including lobelia, swamp hibiscus, fern, and milkweed.
Persons associated with the garden include John Lloyd (former owner); Adam Wagener (former owner, 12/31/1883- ); Hays and Letty Lytle (former owners, 12/01/1925-); John H. Follansbee, Jr. (former owner, 2/20/1961-); Jules Labarthe, The Design Alliance (architect, 2009-2011); Melissa Marshall, MTR (landscape architect, 2009-2010); Richard Liberto (garden design and horticulturist, 2013-2015); Mikell Schenck (designer, 2008-2012); Joy Benusa (horticulturist, 2008-); Chuck and Elaine Skalski (gardeners, 2008-); Dave Lombardi (stone mason, 2008-); Stephen W. Miller, Bartlett Tree (arborist, 2009-); Kutchko Nursery & Eisler Landscapes (installation, 2010-2015).
Related Materials:
Smith Garden related holdings consist of 1 folders (35 digital images)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File PA170
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6bbe90a62-5d0e-4263-8815-81ce188edbb0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16542

[La Colline]: the transitional courtyard garden, with a side view of the covered porch, showing pole ivy trained on a lattice trellis and a pair of lilac standards in bloom.

Photographer:
Concannon, Wendy R.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
La Colline (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia
Date:
2008 May.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Boxwood  Search this
Latticework  Search this
Trellises  Search this
Ivy  Search this
Climbing plants  Search this
Lilacs  Search this
Standard  Search this
Houses  Search this
Porches  Search this
Courtyards  Search this
Walkways, gravel  Search this
Edging, brick  Search this
Outdoor furniture  Search this
Benches, wooden  Search this
Chairs -- wooden  Search this
Tables, wooden  Search this
Genre/Form:
Slides (photographs)
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item PA672006
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania / PA672: Philadelphia -- La Colline
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64a2150a9-e7e4-42ad-9f27-1f87ba8dea69
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref17153

[Flaherty]: schizophragma and begonia have been trained to climb up the rear of the house.

Photographer:
Lapham, Emilie S.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Digital image (JPEG file, color.)
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
Flaherty (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Philadelphia
Date:
2016 Jun.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Houses  Search this
Vines  Search this
Containers  Search this
Vertical gardening  Search this
Caladium  Search this
Begonias  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item PA824025
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania / PA824: Philadelphia -- Flaherty
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb647647f83-8c50-4df9-aa5a-11ec398811a0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref17171

[Waverley Farm]: the garden's farm environs, showing animal training equipment.

Photographer:
Dunnington, Patricia M.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Waverley Farm (Somerset, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Culpeper County -- Somerset
Date:
1999 May.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Virginia -- Somerset  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Trees  Search this
Fields  Search this
Fences -- wooden  Search this
Sheds  Search this
Outbuildings  Search this
Utility poles  Search this
Farmland  Search this
Farms  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item VA265014
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA265: Somerset -- Waverley Farm
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6416ff8ca-affc-4e53-9725-9738a2810539
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19763

[Lockwood Garden]: a trained vine on the rear wall of the house.

Photographer:
Mitchell, Charlene H.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Lockwood Garden (Bedford, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Westchester County -- Bedford
Date:
1998 Jul.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- New York -- Bedford  Search this
Hose -- garden (watering)  Search this
Trees  Search this
Houses  Search this
Terraces  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Outdoor furniture  Search this
Chairs -- sprung metal  Search this
Tables, metal  Search this
Vines  Search this
Clematis  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NY464018
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY464: Bedford -- Lockwood Garden
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb658751241-d8f3-4037-9c08-3a56609d3779
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref27393

Rye -- Bird Homestead

Provenance:
Garden Club of Rye  Search this
Former owner:
Bird, Henry  Search this
Erikson, Alice Bird  Search this
Landscape architect:
Erikson, Alice Bird  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Bird Homestead (Rye, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Westchester -- Rye
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles.
General:
Located on the banks of the tidal Blind Brook estuary, lined with salt marshes, Bird Homestead was the home of Henry Bird (1869-1959), a prominent entomologist and president of the New York Entomological Society who specialized in the study of moths. The landscape and garden was of a modest size and represents a unique combination of a small self-sufficient farm with ornamental perennial beds, shrubs, and roses plus fruit trees that combined both beauty and utility, along with specific plants grown for entomological research. The Greek revival style house, outbuildings, picket fence and stonewall all date to the 19th century, a rarity on Westchester County's Long Island Sound Shore.
The garden features date primarily from the 1920s and 1940s, with additions in 2012 for educational purposes. The Bouton-Bird Erikson family owned the property for five generations from 1852-2009. The non-profit Bird Homestead Preservatio trust now operates the property as a historic, environmental, and educational site.
The Greek revival style house built in the 19th century, white oak trees shading the house, the remains of earlier gardens, and outbuildings including a barn, a workshop and chicken coop. The small family farm was self-sufficient until well into the 20th century, raising chickens and growing fruits and vegetables. The property is being restored by the Bird Homestead Preservation Trust and is used to teach children about the natural environment including organic gardening in four raised beds on the site of an earlier large cold frame. A cedar arbor for grape vines was recently hoisted back to stand vertically in the garden after many years of leaning at a severe angle. Surviving shrubs near the house include lilac, wisteria, roses, azalea, mock orange and beautybushes, and a bed of ferns is undisturbed by neglect for many years.
Henry Bird encouraged the use of beneficial insects in the garden rather than spraying pesticides and maintained a small garden area with plants that would attract the insects he wanted to study. Bird also was a proponent of native plants and established a large natives garden at 'Bye-Wood' on the Mr. and Mrs. William J. Knapp estate, which led him to write "A Proposed Type of American Garden" with Louise Allen Knapp, published in 1929 in ASLA's "Landscape Architecture" journal. Daughter Alice Bird Erikson (1903-1993) was an artist and trained as a landscape architect at the Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture. In 1942 she illustrated Trees of the Countryside (Alfred A. Knopf) by Margaret McKenny, who had been a classmate.
Persons associated with the garden include Henry Bird (former owner, 1959), Alice Bird Erikson (former owner and landscape architect, 1903-1994); City of Rye, New York (2009- ).
Related Materials:
Bird Homestead related holdings consist of 1 folder (24 digital images)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- New York -- Rye  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File NY873
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d79386ff-6e30-4e1b-8aaf-99adb384c45e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref30065

Sewickley -- Mary's Moveable Feast

Provenance:
Garden Club of Allegheny County  Search this
Former owner:
Cerminaro, Anthony  Search this
Owner:
Vann Odom, Mary  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
20 Digital images (color, JPEG files.)
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
Mary's Moveable Feast (Sewickley, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny -- Sewickley
Scope and Contents:
20 digital images and 1 file folder.
General:
Located in western Pennsylvania, this 106' by 65' container garden was started in 1998. The property's main features include a gravel driveway, detached garage, and a large brick patio behind the house. The expansive hardscape provides the foundation for numerous containers arranged by the owner who is also a trained horticulturist. Various plants in plastic and clay pots surround are arranged around arborvitae planted in a twenty-inch Italian clay pot used as the main focal point of the garden. Container gardening allows for the owner to experiment with soil type, sun exposure, and plant material since most plants can moved and transplanted easily in and out of the containers.

The garden is constantly adjusted daily and annually with the growth and variety of the plants. During the fall and winter, the tropical plants, cacti, and houseplants are moved indoors. When the owner began the container garden in 1998, the Plant Hardiness Zone was a Zone 5. In 2019, it had warmed to a Zone 6.

Persons associated with the garden include: Anthony Cerminaro (former owner, 1986-1998); Mary Vann Odom (owner and gardener, 1998- ).
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Sewickley  Search this
Container gardening  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File PA844
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb675a8fc17-aea6-4293-99ab-1cbec5de5af9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32893

[Meldhaven Home and Gardens]:View of front lawn with weeping deciduous cedar trained with iron supports.

Photographer:
Manning, Lisa Z.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Digital image (color, JPEG file.)
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
Meldhaven Home and Gardens (Nashville, Tennessee)
United States of America -- Tennessee -- Davidson County -- Nashville
Date:
2018 August 8
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Tennessee -- Nashville  Search this
Dogwoods  Search this
Cedar  Search this
Houses  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Roses  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item TN122002
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Tennessee / TN122: Nashville -- Meldhaven Home and Gardens
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60584aac8-ca49-41aa-a0f1-bcb294deb63e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33119

Newport -- Wild Moor

Provenance:
Newport Garden Club  Search this
Photographer:
Whitney, Kate Lucey (Kathryn Lucey)  Search this
Palmer, Thomas  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport County -- Newport
Wild Moor (Newport, Rhode Island)
Scope and Contents:
This file contains 20 digital images and 1 folder.
General:
Established in 1887, Wild Moor (also known as Berry Hill) is a woodland and natural landscape planted with native species on 22 acres. It has been in the same family for over 100 years and is protected by a land trust by new owners. Wild Moor sits on the second highest point on Aquidneck Island, overlooking Narragansett Bay, the Newport Country Club, and before the extensive planting of trees, the town of Newport and its harbor.

The garden was cultivated by the first owners, Walter and Mary Howe. Water penned a book of essays titled, 'The Garden.' After Walter's death Mary married Arnold Hague, a geologist and amateur botanist. She attended botany courses at Columbia University and the couple began to plant specimen trees, shrubs, fern landscapes, a rock garden, swaths of crocus, trout lilies and narcissus. The added acreage and constructed a tennis court, greenhouses, stone garden sheds and a rose house.

Mary Howe Hague was the first president of the Newport Garden Club. Club members were invited to the property's spring flowering in 1914 and it was open to visits by members throughout the family's ownership of the estate.

Donald MacKay Fraser, a coachman promoted to gardener, oversaw Berry Hill from 1932 to 1976. A Scottish immigrant, he was not trained in horticulture, but overtime became a knowledgeable gardener who sought advice from other gardeners including other Scots working on Newport's grand estates. MacKay's era saw the gradual clearing of the land and construction of structures including a stonewall-enclosed "Little Garden," "Loch Fraser," a catchment pond, the "Shanty," a wooden shed perched atop fitted with a small fireplace and baby grand piano for Mary Carlisle Howe, an accomplished composer and one of the founders of the National Symphony Orchestra.

The property was sold in 2020 and renamed Wild Moor, the windswept garden, with mossy dells, rock-strewn lawns and panoramic vistas.

Persons associated with the property include: Walter and Mary Ann Bruce Howe (former owner, 1887); Walter Bruce Howe (former owner, 1923); Mary C. Howe (former owner, 1954); Bruce Howe (former owner, 1959); Berry Hill Nominee Trust (former owner, 1992); Samuel Parsons (unknown role, 1887); Frederick Law Olmsted (landscape architect of subdivision/sited the house); McKim, Mead, and White? (architect); Michael Carney (head gardener, 1889-1908); William Richardson (head gardener, 1909-1919); Charles Clark (head gardener, 1920-1930); Frederick S. Franco (head gardener, 1931-1932); Donald Fraser (coachman and gardener, superintendent/horticulture, 1933-1975); John Salvador (head gardener, 1976-1992); Keith Hayward (head gardener, 1993-present); Howe family (garden designers).

Records related to the overall subdivision in which this property is located may be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 00681, King-Glover Lands.
Related Materials:
See the 'Flora and Fauna of Berry Hill' at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File RI215
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb66b2ed21a-5456-42da-8764-26be3d96bdfe
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33215

Columbia -- Elizabeth and E. Robertson Kibler Garden

Provenance:
The Palmetto Garden Club of South Carolina  Search this
Late Bloomers Garden Club  Search this
Owner:
Kibler, Elizabeth  Search this
Kibler, E. Robertson  Search this
Former owner:
Shafto, Richard  Search this
Shafto, Richard  Search this
Dial, George  Search this
Hollin, Dan  Search this
Landscape architect:
Betsill, George  Search this
Architect:
Kennedy, Robert  Search this
Gardener:
Lacey, Ruth  Search this
Photographer:
Salas, Marianne  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Richland County -- Columbia
Scope and Contents:
This file contains 17 digital images and 1 folder.
General:
This ¾ acre property was built in 1939 and had three separate owners before the current owners purchased the home and established the garden in 2004. When the current owners purchased the property, the design of the garden was formal and traditional. There was no foundation planning so they planted all of the existing hedges, boxwoods, and foundation shrubs. There were originally Asiatic jasmine, trumpet vine, and Virginia creeper scattered across the property, but the they avoided cutting these off of the pine tree in the perennial bed after arborists informed them of their integral role in supporting the tree. They built and installed all the hardscape across sixteen months, having to first clear the property around the house. George Betsill designed the landscaping and hardscaping while Robert Kennedy designed the architectural additions to the home. Ruth Lacie was responsible for the design of the perennial beds.
The main architectural features are the flagstone terrace with outdoor seating, a brick covered fireplace, a toolshed constructed of repurposed brick, and the brick walkway shaded by trees and lined with copper outdoor lighting. Flagstone stepping stone paths connect each structure on the property. During renovation, the current owners used old bricks that matched the original bricks used for the home to construct the toolshed and extension to the house. A gate next to the shed is surrounded by trained tea olive. The main garden (Nanny's Garden) and seating area includes teak outdoor furniture, a concrete birdbath made by the owner's grandfather for his wife, and black wooden double doors that match the entry door. The perennial bed near the greenhouse features hydrangeas, hostas, and lenten roses. A variety of camellias, including a tall Sasanqua with pink buds, remain from the original owner's plantings. There is an extensive use of boxwood for foundation planting and edging. There are several roses trained on trellises and metal obelisks along the house exterior walls. The large oak on the property was removed in 2020.
Persons associated with the garden include: Mr. And Mrs. Richard Shafto (former owners, 1939 – 1960); Mr. And Mrs. George Dial (former owners, 1960 – 1974); Mr. And Mrs. Dan Hollin (former owners, 1974 – 2004); E. Robertson Kibler (owner, 2004 – present); George Betsill (landscape architect, 2004 – 2017); Ruth Lacey (landscaper and garden designer, 2004 – 2015) Elizabeth Kibler (owner, 2004 – present).
Related Materials:
This property is featured in Columbia Metropolitan Magazine, "The Calming Welcome of a Garden: The Kiblers create a haven in Heathwood" by Margaret Clay (December 2011) Pp. 48 – 51.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- South Carolina -- Columbia  Search this
Elizabeth and E. Robertson Kibler Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File SC150
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb695b7e2b4-0ae2-42b2-8f0e-aca6ad3516ae
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33226

Virginia Beach -- Fernwood

Photographer:
Parker, Dana  Search this
Owner:
Houfek, Mac  Search this
Houfek, Steven  Search this
Designer:
Pinkham, William  Search this
Provenance:
The Virginia Beach Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
United States of America -- Virginia -- Virginia Beach
Fernwood (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Scope and Contents:
54 digital images (2011-2020).
General:
Fernwood is located adjacent to the Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 1998, the Mac and Steven Houfek became the fourth owners of 1.5 acre property when they purchased the two-story Mediterranean-inspired home constructed in 1950. Established in 1951, the garden now contains collection of unusual and interesting plants and a series of rooms including the Charleston Garden, the Italian Garden, the White Garden, the Japanese Garden, and a Mirrored Fountain garden. The property also features a woodland garden, a terraced garden, a shade garden, a pergola, statues, and a few water fountains.

With the exception of the Charleston Garden which was planned by Landscape designer William Pinkham, the design of Fernwood has been the vision and work of the current owners. The Houfeks began putting their own mark on the property with a gracious entry via a wide semi-circular driveway. Steps lead up from the gravel drive to a broad circular brick terrace, punctuated with the columnar forms of Thuja occidentalis 'DeGroot's Spire', a cultivar that is reminiscent of tall skinny cypress in Italian gardens. She added four triangular beds outlined with boxwood (Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Wintergreen'). Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo', a floriferous dwarf version of a panicle hydrangea, fills the beds in summer. The terrace has a somewhat formal feel but adjacent beds temper that with their ebullience. To the left (heading east), a brick walk leads between a wall fountain and beds of Acanthus mollis. A trio of Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls' wear dresses of dark purple foliage on weeping branches that go all the way to the ground.

At the corner of the house a wrought iron gate leads to a Mirrored Fountain garden. A large mirror fastened to the garage wall visually expands the narrow area. The mirror also allows anyone standing in the kitchen watch birds take turns at a bubbling fountain. A semi-dwarf golden threadleaf false cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea') and the Franklinia alatamaha were planted in this space by earlier owners.

A pair of white Lady Banks roses (Rosa banksiae) grow over an iron trellis at the entrance to Fernwood's first garden room, the White Garden. The room contains a brick walkway divided the space into four quadrants with a Buxus x 'Green Mountain' planted in each. Inspired by Vita Sackville-West's legendary garden at Sissinghurst Castle, each bed is lined with dwarf English boxwood (Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'), and dubbed the space the White Garden. Four moss-lined baskets fixed atop sturdy posts are planted with evergreen ferns and white flax. In summer, white annuals are added for a festive overflowing look. Two white Akebia vines (Akebia quinata 'Alba') are on the lattice fence. The back gate opens to a series of arches covered with Confederate jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) that end at a grouping of large white hydrangeas.

Adjacent to the White Garden is the Japanese Garden with a small waterfall and a Japanese maple appropriately named 'Waterfall' (Acer palmatum dissecta). An 8'-tall Lorapetalum chinense 'Plum Delight' is trimmed to mimic the shape of a bonsai. The Asian emphasis on form and texture makes for a restful, tranquil space throughout the year.

The large garden bordering the golf course features a large multi-stemmed Edgeworthia chrysantha (Chinese paper bush) and lush underplanting of bulbs and perennials. A sturdy pergola is planted with Stauntonia hexaphylla, an attractive evergreen climbing shrub that provides leafy shade.

Enclosed in the Charleston Garden is a semi-circular fountain that features a lead statue of a young boy holding two flutes spraying water into the pool. The garden is paved with flagstones interspersed with white and lavender mazus (Mazus repens) that looks like green mortar. An existing limbed-up camellia adds its sizable presence to one rear corner while a Styrax obassia (fragrant snowbell) occupies the other. Poets laurel (Danae racemosa) is planted under a Foster holly. Creeping fig (Ficus pumila) climbs up the masonry walls. Handsome wrought iron gates complete the homage.

Backing up to the Charleston garden is a woodland garden. A 150 feet path is carved through the woods bordering the property featuring a collection of frog and toad statuary. The garden entry just off the driveway hosts one of Mac's prize plants – Stachyurus praecox. The owner trained it over a length of curved rebar and the long racemes look like fringe on curtains.

The front garden boasts a sunny lawn with fringing mixed beds and a large hedge hiding it from the street. A large weathered flowerpot containing a topiary Juniperus chinensis 'Monlep' is embraced by the rotting stump of a long- gone tree. The lawn showcases the exciting redbud cultivar Cercis candensis 'Rising Sun'.

The Italian Garden is entered through two large Russian olives (Elaeagnus angustifolia) weaved into a living green arch. Concrete balusters set the path between the bushes. Evergreen plants are the major design element and the use of flowering plants is restrained. Acanthus is planted in a border along the driveway backed by a line of 'Emerald Green' arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd') and separated by English boxwood. A rectangular bed surrounded by lawn is home classically-inspired statue of a woman. At opposite end of the bed, the Houfeks replanted a large camellia.
Persons associated with the garden design include: Mac Houfek (owner, 1998-), Steve Houfek (owner, 1998-), William Pinkham (design consultant, 1999-2004)
Provenance:
The Virginia Beach Garden Club facilitated the 2022 garden documentation.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Virginia -- Virginia Beach  Search this
Courtyard gardens  Search this
Formal gardens  Search this
Gardening in the shade  Search this
Woodland gardens  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File VA547
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb62cd1a9b8-d8f4-4834-87e3-358435262d2e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33279

Palm Beach -- Dayton Garden

Landscape architect:
Colefax & Fowler  Search this
Melich, Henry  Search this
Architect:
Melich, Henry  Search this
Provenance:
Garden Club of Palm Beach  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Dayton Garden (Palm Beach, Florida)
United States of America -- Florida -- Palm Beach County -- Palm Beach
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, articles, and other materials.
General:
The Dayton garden is a series of open air rooms, each with a different theme. The classical English garden theme has a variety of different features such as a palm allée blanketed in zoysia grass, a classical folly, formal rose garden, a secret garden, and an extensive ficus hedge. The allée originally was planted with elaborately pruned ficus trees whose foliage was trained into a spiraling serpentine shape; these were later replaced with palms. A garden house provides a space for entertaining and houses a variety of ferns and orchids. The rose garden at the front of the property features continuously blooming hybrid roses which were grafted to hardier Fortuniana rootstock for longevity and serpentine brick pathways create a large-scale reproduction of a Byzantine mosaic pattern which provides a unique structure to the formal rose garden. The decorative mosaic theme is repeated in the ornately tiled swimming pool, whose floor is designed in the fashion of an Oriental rug.
Persons associated with the garden include: Colefax & Fowler (landscape architect); and Henry Melich (architect, landscape architect).
Related Materials:
Dayton Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (33 35mm slides (photographs))
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- Florida -- Palm Beach  Search this
Formal gardens  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File FL086
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Florida
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ff584b60-194e-44cc-8986-7deec89fce23
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12008

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