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Provenance:
The Westport Garden Club  Search this
Former owner:
Snyder, Emelie  Search this
Gardener:
Adams, Kimberly S.  Search this
Photographer:
Bunting, Jill Kathryn  Search this
Owner:
Snyder, Marvin  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Gardens -- Kansas -- Overland Park
Scope and Contents:
This file contains 23 digital images and 1 folder.
General:
This 1/3 acre property is located on a city lot in suburban Overland Park, Kansas, and was the first home to be built in this suburb. Built in 1995, the house was designed by one of the current owners, who worked as an architect and engineer, while his wife was responsible for choosing the trees that fill the property. A motivating factor in their decision to purchase this lot was the ability to build the house situated true north and south with gardens surrounding the perimeter. The house was oriented diagonally in order to allow for the creation of four separate garden "rooms" to be viewable from the home's windows. The wide brick patio, also designed and built by the current owner, exhibits a copper fountain that serves as a bird bath and water feature. Arizona artist Lee Blackwell is credited with the design of this fixture. The garden features other copper sculptures such as clusters of birds constructed of rusted farm machinery made by local artists. The main hardscape elements include the many walking paths that weave throughout the garden's dense vegetation. A wide brick path continues throughout the property, with various circular steppingstone paths also present. The garden features over 250 conifers, with most of them being of the garden-sized dwarf and miniature varieties, along with hostas, Japanese maples, dwarf gingkoes, peonies, carex, Epimedium. Many of the garden's beds are lined with water-worn limestone rocks.
Persons associated with the garden include: Emelie Snyder (former owner, 1959-2005); Marvin Snyder (owner, 1959-present); Marvin Snyder (designer, 1959-present); Kimberly S. Adams (gardener, 2008-2019).
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:
Marvin and Emelie Snyder Garden (Overland Park, Kansas)  Search this
United States of America -- Kansas -- Johnson County -- Overland Park  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File KS037
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Kansas
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb65fae4d34-be39-4740-af0d-a8e7ef5b61e2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33245