United States of America -- Virginia -- Culpeper County -- Somerset
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet and a garden plan. The garden is noted for its use of garden rooms and its balance of formal and informal elements in a rural setting, as well as its magnificent boxwood hedges.
General:
This garden site within a large horse and cattle farm includes ten boxwood-hedged rooms and features a central allee, a water-lily pool, perennial beds, a white garden, a daylily room, an iris allee, and a spring planting room (designed for spring and fall bloom). The garden combines formal design with an informality of planting style and was established in the 1920s.
Persons associated with the property include: Mr. and Mrs. James N. Andrews, Sr. (former owners) and Mrs. and Mrs. James N. Andrews, Jr. (former owners).
Related Materials:
Waverley Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (15 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.
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
