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Provenance:
Perennial Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Mulberry House (Potomac, Maryland).
Scope and Contents:
Folder includes work sheet and site plan.
General:
An American vegetable garden based on designs found in Williamsburg, Virginia garden archives ca. 1780. It is based on a five quadrant design with raised cedar beds and pea gravel walkways. The plan is 60' X 60'. Major plantings include American, South American, and Oriental vegetables and herbs.
Persons associated with the property include: Joseph and Eleanor Penovich (former owners, 1980 - 1995); and Salvacion Pagado (chief horticulturist, 1995 - present).
Related Materials:
Mulberry House related holdings consist of 1 folder (8 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 -- Maryland -- Potomac  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File MD202
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Maryland
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e3cbea65-ba29-4669-a577-e96dcfebea9c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref14279