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Provenance:

Monadnock Garden Club  Search this

Garden Club of Dublin (New Hampshire)  Search this

Owner:

Larsen, Sarah Henry  Search this

Larsen, Bruce  Search this

Landscape designer:

Hayward, Gordon  Search this

Odgers, Maude  Search this

Architect:

Drasba, David  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey Center

Cutterfield (Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire)

Scope and Contents:

31 digital images (2008-2017) and 1 file folder.

General:

In 2006 the owners began expanding their 1981 Cape Cod style house downhill, the only direction available since the more than one acre, in town property was next to an historic district cemetery and subject to setback restrictions. The expansion plus the installation of a barn built from roughhewn hemlock to house a model T car meant moving or destroying mature plants and a vegetable garden. Many trees and shrubs were moved to the roadside perimeter to improve screening, and vegetables and herbs are grown successfully in containers, window boxes, and a raised bed outside the kitchen door. The varying elevations required stone retaining walls to support new perennial beds. Landscape designer Gordon Hayward recommended straight sightlines for borders around the rectangular house. The layout of the house and barn on different elevations was softened as the plantings matured. The terraced beds linked by stone stairs combine texture, color, size and shape, with the use of complimentary colors and, increasingly, foliage plants. All of the garden beds are planted with shrubs, small trees, perennials and some annuals. Different paving materials as well as elevations define the garden rooms.

The barn garden further away from the house's two stone terraces is planted with vertical shrubs for screening and more showy perennials such as phlox, beebalm, poppy, Shasta daisy, poppy and iris; their less than attractive die-back is not noticed from the upper levels. As these plants have grown a secluded, secret garden emerged. A brick patio was added for dining. The owners encourage wildlife with birdhouses and keep the grass longer to provide cover. Native New England plants are emphasized that will provide habitat for wildlife and improve their organic ecosystem. These include columbine, wild strawberry, cardinal flower, mountain mint, black-eyed Susan, blue-eyed grass, sugar maple, serviceberry, mountain laurel, red-twig dogwood, viburnum, ferns, trumpet honeysuckle, raspberry and blueberry. The whole property includes a field and woodland. The Cutterfield House gardens have been opened several times for garden tours and fund-raising events.

Persons associated with the garden include: John Cutter (former owner, 1790-1835); Esther Cutter Rice and Laban Rice (former owners, 1835-1873); Jonas C. and George L. Rice and James H. Drugg (former owners, 1873-1887); Mortimer Cutter (former owner, 1887-1894); Dr. C.P. Lyman (former owner, 1894-1903); Annie P. Henchman (former owner, 1903/1904-1917); Lawrence Wetherell (former owner, 1917/1918-1974); Charles H. Hearsey (former owner, 1974-1975); David T. Smith (former owner, 1976-1979); Florence P. and Roger R. Smith (former owners, 1979-1991); Susan G. Crim (former owner, 1991-1993); Franklin Pierce College (former owner, 1993-1994); Kathleen and Jonathan Sistare (former owners, 1994-1998); Sarah Henry Waters (owner, 1998 2015); Sarah Henry Waters Larsen and Bruce Walter Larsen (owners, 2015- ); Gordon Hayward (landscape designer, 2006-2007); Maude Odgers (gardener, 2006-2007); Our Town Landscaping (landscapers, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2017); Nancy Ellis (gardener, 2015-2018); David Drasba (architect, 2006-2007).

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey Center  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File NH117

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb674b53003-d1fa-4a1d-b171-ea88fec5a60b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32875

Provenance:

Garden Club of Dublin (New Hampshire)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey

Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm (Jaffrey, New Hampshire)

Scope and Contents:

18 digital images (2018) and 1 file folder.

General:

Thoron Gardens were designed for approximately 12 acres including the house and antique barn on this 118-acre woodland property. The owner had studied English and Irish gardens; following a trip in 2006 to look at English winter gardens planting for seasonal interest became the defining concept of her garden designs. Her sixteen plus garden rooms include wide English style borders, curved French style flower beds and French blue painted furniture and structures, boxwood borders and hedges, consideration of height, color and texture in the choice of perennials, whimsy, and clear separation between garden rooms and woodlands. The drive garden is a perennial border with varieties chosen for bright colors, which are repeated in potted annuals in the entry court garden that is punctuated by a line of tall thuja. The old stagecoach road in front of the house has a low stone wall backed by the roadside garden with layers of trees, shrubs and perennials, featuring varieties of ligularia, a stand of rhododendron and a stone sculpture of a head planted with vines for hair. A kitchen and cutting garden on one side of the house contains herbs, a border of bright annuals and castor beans for height. A winter garden for seasonal interest has red twig dogwood and ornamental grasses.

The curved French-style beds are densely planted with lilies, Artemisia, aster, dahlias, ironweed, and ornamental grasses back by a border of shrubs to separate ornamental beds from woodlands. The formal boxwood garden is wrapped for winter protection. Nearby a formal rose garden is planted in boxwood parterres. A gazebo is sited next to the grove of river birches and a 20-foot-long protective fence planted with climbing roses. The vegetable and cutting garden has four planted quadrants with Swiss chard, artichokes, lettuces, cabbages and dahlias chosen for their colors and textures. Some vegetables are planted inside a blue screened structure that protects the plants from pests. On the other side of a stone wall there is another ornamental border called Clare's garden with colorful perennials and boxwood hedges. A nearby apple and pear orchard includes a few ancient trees. A barn built in 1733 is the focal point for a garden bed that exemplifies color, height and texture. Other garden rooms include one planted with thousands of daffodils for spring and sugar maples for fall color. A shaded hosta garden is a recent addition, and area around a beaver pond has been cleared for future planting.

Persons associated with the garden include: James Caldwell (former owner, 1760- ); James Harkness, Robert Harkness (former owners, c.1750- ,1780- ); S. B. Lawrence (former owner, 1850- ); Cummings French, Henry Cummings French (former owners, 1856- ); Russell Bunce Henchman, Russell Bunce Henchman, Jr. (former owners, 1890- ); Atilla (sic) Manzoni and family (former owners, 1931-1947); Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lindquist (former owners, 1947- ); Mr. and Mrs. Scott (former owners, 1980-1997).

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File NH118

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb68817e47b-cca6-4d49-9de8-9d249fb4d561

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32881

Photographer:

Birch, David  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file. )

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm (Jaffrey, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey

Date:

2018 August 20

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey  Search this

Aerial views  Search this

Houses  Search this

Thuja  Search this

Annuals (Plants)  Search this

Driveways  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH118001

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH118: Jaffrey -- Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6481ecea5-7c21-40fc-80f1-aef8d526b285

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32923

Photographer:

Rierson, Nancy  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file.)

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm (Jaffrey, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey

Date:

2018 August 20

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey  Search this

Flower beds  Search this

Garden borders  Search this

Cutting gardens  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH118006

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH118: Jaffrey -- Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64d76bdfe-bed6-4e02-a56e-b6bb4cdae416

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32924

Photographer:

Rierson, Nancy  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file.)

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm (Jaffrey, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey

Date:

2018 August 25

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey  Search this

Formal gardens  Search this

Boxwood  Search this

Sculpture  Search this

Gazebos  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH118011

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH118: Jaffrey -- Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d624164d-886a-4330-bb20-5d219165ea03

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32925

Photographer:

Rierson, Nancy  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file. )

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm (Jaffrey, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey

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 -- New Hampshire -- Jaffrey  Search this

Vegetable gardening  Search this

Artichokes  Search this

Cutting gardens  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH118013

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH118: Jaffrey -- Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb693b0370d-e90d-48cc-a7ff-a71dae022ab6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32926

Photographer:

Rierson, Nancy  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file. )

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm (Jaffrey, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey

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 -- New Hampshire -- Jaffrey  Search this

Garden borders  Search this

Walls, stone  Search this

Structures  Search this

Hedges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH118014

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH118: Jaffrey -- Thoron Gardens at Harkness Farm

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb694f79a8a-8989-41dc-ab58-34587812894b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32927

Photographer:

Larsen, Sarah Henry  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file.)

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Cutterfield (Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey Center

Date:

2017 June 9

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey Center  Search this

Garden borders  Search this

Rockwork  Search this

Signs and signboards  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH117006

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH117: Jaffrey Center -- Cutterfield House

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69b4224d9-a067-4055-8881-bee322e25d70

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32953

Photographer:

Larsen, Sarah Henry  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file.)

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Cutterfield (Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey Center

Date:

2017 July 28

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey Center  Search this

Hillsides  Search this

Hillside planting  Search this

Walls, stone  Search this

Barns  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH117013

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH117: Jaffrey Center -- Cutterfield House

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6157fa51e-106b-4107-b920-bab56a1e7bcd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32954

Photographer:

Larsen, Sarah Henry  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file.)

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Outdoor furniture

Place:

Cutterfield (Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey Center

Date:

2017 July 28

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey Center  Search this

Terraces  Search this

Herb gardens  Search this

Containers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Outdoor furniture

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH117015

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH117: Jaffrey Center -- Cutterfield House

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c072f853-86ee-4dbc-8ef7-e35e134e69fa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32955

Photographer:

Larsen, Sarah Henry  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file.)

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Cutterfield (Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey Center

Date:

2010 July 17

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey Center  Search this

Hillside planting  Search this

Walls, stone  Search this

Houses  Search this

Garden borders  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH117017

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH117: Jaffrey Center -- Cutterfield House

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63c2c6c7e-de49-4381-a28f-b03d47af78a0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32956

Photographer:

Birch, David  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (color, JPEG file.)

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Aerial views

Place:

Cutterfield (Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire)

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey Center

Date:

2017 August 31

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 Hampshire -- Jaffrey Center  Search this

Hillsides  Search this

Flowering shrubs  Search this

Birdbaths  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Aerial views

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NH117029

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire / NH117: Jaffrey Center -- Cutterfield House

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb61d25d96f-5f48-434c-8c96-3619734e72ac

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32957

Provenance:

Monadnock Garden Club  Search this

Garden designer:

Pokorny, Margaret  Search this

Pokorny, Gene  Search this

Photographer:

Larsen, Sarah H.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Cheshire -- Jaffrey

Sunnycrest (Jaffrey, New Hampshire)

Scope and Contents:

38 digital images (2013, 2018) and 1 file folder. Images 001-038 photographed by Sarah H. Larsen.

General:

The 17-acre property has a circa 1907 Dutch colonial style house with a gambrel roof and wraparound porches on three sides, but in 1989 the current owners found only mature trees, random shrubs, a vegetable garden, and grass flats on either side of the house. Drawing on her professional landscape design training and experience they designed structured gardens near the house that would fade into the meadows and woodland, building stone walls and curving pathways to define spaces. Never meant to be a flowery garden their plantings included native and species trees and shrubs with pleasing textures; eventually the plant selection included dozens of evergreen, shade and ornamental trees, perennial flowers and herbs, ground covers, vines, deciduous shrubs, and ferns. Two vegetable and flower gardens have a fruit orchard with apple, plum, pear and peach trees espaliered on the split rail fence. A new woodland garden, a bosquet, was developed in a clearing that reveals a view of Mount Monadnock. A shingled standing tree trunk with a mirror attached to the top is the feature here.

Sunnycrest has four 40-foot long beds with more than two dozen varieties of ornamental grasses that were not commonly grown in New England when the owners planted them. Tall perennials such as Joe Pye weed were planted at the perimeters of these beds. About 4,000 daffodil bulbs share the same ground; in spring this is known as daffodil highway. The owners are especially pleased with their grass garden in fall when the tall stands show a variety of colors complemented by colors among the trees and shrubs near the house as well as pink mums in the vegetable garden, sedum, monkshood and daisies. Scattered around the gardens there are benches and pergolas, birdhouses, containers of succulents, a composition of old granite curbstones, and pottery holders for bean supports in the vegetable garden. There is a frog pond with a fountain and a stone-faced bread oven built into a stone wall. The garden has been opened many times for tours and fund raising events.

Persons associated with the garden include: Oscar H. Bradley (former owner, circa 1870-1899); Annie E. Bunce (former owner, 1899-1904); Silas E. Buck (former owner, 1904-1910); Clifford P. Warren (former owner, 1910-1942); Bertha M. Shepard (former owner, 1942-1948); Mr. and Mrs. W. Arnold Seale (former owners, 1948-1966); Susanne R. de Wolfe (former owner, 1966-1984); Edward M. Read (former owner, 1984-1989); Margaret S. and Gene Pokorny (owners, garden designers and gardeners 1989- ).

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Topic:

Gardens -- New Hampshire -- Jaffrey  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File NH119

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Hampshire

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb636cfc856-ef87-4f19-abe4-372fd6d077a8

EDAN-URL:

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