International Flower Show: Class 2--Chest/Table--Hall; spring branches in leaf or flower in a natural container; 2nd Prize; by Mrs. Clarence P. Hanly, Stamford, Connecticut
Mount reads: "Color Transparency by F. W. Cassebeer, New York, N. Y."
Historic plate number: "[label obscured]."
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International Flower Show: Class 1--Picture; formal, symmetrical arrangement in an urn-shaped container; 1st Prize; by Mrs. John C. Durey, Stamford, Connecticut, Garden Club
Mount reads: "Color Transparency by F. W. Cassebeer, New York, N. Y."
Historic plate number: "24."
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1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides
Place:
New York (State) -- New York City
United States of America -- New York -- New York
Date:
03/18/1946
General:
No Names for Picture. "Arrangement in recessall, yellow colors predominating." Connecticut, Colonial, 1650 - 1710, 1st prize, Mrs. John C. Durey, Stamford, CT.
Historic plate number: "B 13."
Historic plate caption: "New York Flower Show, 1946; 1st Prize Connecticut; Arr in recess, yellow colors predominating; Colonial, 1650-1710; By Mrs. John C. Durey; Stamford, Conn."
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Fort Stamford Period Garden (Stamford, Connecticut)
United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, a garden design and complete plant list, brochures about the garden and Fort Stamford, a brief history of the property, and photocopies of newspaper articles about Fort Stamford and the garden.
General:
"This is a semi-formal garden surrounded by a stone balustrade on three sides, with a stone-pillared pergola along the fourth, centered on a dropped flagstone oval with stone retaining walls. These features were restored from an original design of unknown date and granite-chip paths and beds were laid out in 1976, as a Bicentennial project of two garden clubs. The beds are planted with perennials, herbs, and annuals, accented with boxwood, ilex, yew, and a central blue spruce. Flowering trees are also in the garden. The garden is in a city park which includes Fort Stamford and large old trees. A bronze Bicentennial commemorative plaque is in the park near the garden.
Persons and organizations associated with the property include: the Goodbody family and Robert and Augusta Goodbody (former owners to 1970); Lucy W. Harriman (landscape architect, 1975); the Stamford Garden Club (restoration and garden care, 1974 to date); the Glenbrook Garden Club (restoration, 1974); and the City of Stamford (1972 to date).
Related Materials:
Fort Stamford Period Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (26 35 mm. slides)
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet, site plans, and copies of articles.
General:
This is a small woodland one acre garden located on reclaimed farm land. After a visit to the Alhambra, running water features were added between two centrally located boulders. A little fishpond with fountain and water lilies completed the project. The owners included many types of spring flowers to add color to the garden. Ferns later dominate the wildflower paths. The central garden provides color in July and August with lilies, daylilies and hostas.
Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: P. Nathan & Co. (architect, 1956).
Related Materials:
Levitan Garden related holdings consist of 2 folders (15 35 mm. slides)
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet, a diagram of the 1999 garden layout, a copy of the original 1915 design, photocopies of articles about the site, and a photocopied color enlargement of a postcard depicting the site, ca. 1915.
General:
This 1.7-acre garden site was established in 1915. The grounds of Marion Castle, the home constructed by motion picture pioneer Frank J. Marion, originally included five acres, but the portion located directly on Long Island Sound has since been subdivided. The original garden design by Wadley & Smythe was typical of a grand house and included allées, perennial borders, an orchard, a vegetable garden, and a tennis court. A terrace running the width of the property below the house was laid out as a parterre of flower beds. Unfortunately, only some of the trees, walls, and paths still exist. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Persons associated with the garden include: Frank J. and Florence H. Marion (former owners, 1915-1963); David and Martha Cogan (former owners, 1963-1978); Gordon Micunis and Jay Kobrin (former owners, 1978-1998); Joseph Howland Hunt (architect, 1915); Hunt & Hunt (architects, 1915); and Wadley & Smythe (landscape architects, 1915).
Related Materials:
Marion Castle related holdings consist of 1 folder (20 35 mm. slides)
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet and garden plans with plant names.
General:
Established in 1984, this garden site of more than three acres was originally so thickly wooded that the sky could not be seen. Adjacent to city park land, the garden now features a naturalistic woodland and a sunny field. One of its owners also calls it "a rockery on the river." Trees were selectively thinned and a woodland garden created under them. Flowering shrubs and some understory trees were also added. The open, sunny field is bordered on one side by annual and perennial flowering plants. The house exterior around which the garden is designed is brown wood in a contemporary design. One side overlooks the Mianus River as it rushes over large boulders and stones. A small terrace at the river's edge is surrounded by ferns, seasonal flowers, grasses, flowering shrubs, and small trees. A small beach was created with white sand on the river bank. Another terrace is at the same level as the house and a large deck behind the house overlooks the river. Planters of flowers border the house.
Persons and firms associated with the garden include: Adam Schwerner (landscape designer, 1984) and the Peter Rolland Company (landscape designers, 1984).
Related Materials:
Mianus River Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (16 35 mm. slides)
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet, a planting plan with plant list, a list of the rose varieties in the garden, and a copy of an article about the garden.
General:
This garden of less than one-quarter acre has been under development since 1993. While previous landscaping at the front of the house had been limited to a lawn and two small trees, the current design incorporates two courtyards, one for vehicles and the second for more private use. This courtyard is entered through wrought iron gates leading into a space under a pergola on axis with the front entrance door. The pergola consists of fluted columns supporting a series of trellises intertwined with wisteria, clematis, ivy, and climbing roses. The pavement consists of brick partially covered by moss, giving a feeling of age. The pergola area overlooks a sunken courtyard surrounded by eight-foot-high stone walls and topped with lattice work. It is an outdoor living room, with a fountain, raised planting beds, and comfortable furniture. There is an abundance and a variety of plantings, the majority of which are roses. A raised terrace and second floor wrought iron balconies overlook the area. Brick is continued as a paving material. On the other side of the house a deck, seaside rock garden, and other plantings take advantage of waterside views.
Persons and firms associated with the garden include: Harvey Kaufman (architectural consultant (1993-1994); and Armand Benedek & Partners, Ltd. (landscape architects, 1999).
Related Materials:
Rose Court related holdings consist of 1 folder (12 35 mm. slides)
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet, history of property, and map with features.
General:
This compact Holly Pond site includes a great variety of plantings and several distinct seating areas. Plants on the flood plain are saltwater-resistant. Most of the wide borders are mulched with stone. There is a sizeable vegetable garden next to this 1872 carriage house, as well as other edible landscaping. The design adheres to many of the principles of feng shui. The owners favor a naturalistic garden style, generally preferring perennials to annuals and native species to exotic ones. Most of the plantings are only a year or two old.
Persons associated with the garden include: Towne family (former owners); Sharon Slocum (garden designer, 1996); and Alex Stotine (contractor, 1996).
Related Materials:
Slocum Seaside Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (16 35 mm. slides)
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet, a garden plan, copy of photograph, article, and planting lists.
General:
Built in 1940 for Herbert F. Garrick and wife, this French manor lies secluded on its own "inland island" just north of the Merritt Parkway.John T. Ostheimer connected the Rippowam River on the southeastern border to the Haviland Brook on the north side, a tributary that flows into the pont on the west end of the property. The original landscaping was destroyed during the house renovations in 1998. The current owners installed a moon garden, container gardens, and a golfing tee with two putting greens.
Persons associated with the property and garden include: Herbert F. Garrick (former owner); John T. Ostheimer (former owner, 1950); Burt Manning (former owner, 1978-1998); and Wesley Stout Associates (landscape architect, 2000).
Related Materials:
Fleur d'eau related holdings consist of 1 folder (15 35 mm. slides)
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, site plans, photocopies of articles about the project, and other information.
General:
Located on approximately five acres, June House gardens have been constructed in sympathy with the natural topography of the land and with respect to the plant communities employed. The goal has been to create a balance between traditional styles of gardening and plant community-based landscaping.
Silas June (1753-1832), for whom this property is named, built the main house in 1797. There are many rock outcroppings and few broadly flat areas on this land. The woodland areas are largely second or third growth, indicating the property had been cleared of trees in Silas' day.
There were no ornamental gardens when the present owners moved to June House in April, 1977 so they started to develop the immediate area around the main house and carriage house by putting a shady border perennial bed in between the two houses and named it "Valley Garden." In 1984, the owners constructed a terracing and stone retaining wall by the swimming pool with rock used from the construction of the pool in 1960 then planted apple trees, a sunny perennial bed and apiary. An increase in deer browse by 1990 prompted the enclosure of over 4 acres with a deer fence. By 1992, the owners decided major work needed to be done around the two houses and professional design assistance was needed. Landscape architect, Dickson DeMarche was asked to create a master plan and managed the installation of designs over the ensuing three years. The Overlook Garden and the Arbor House by the swimming pool was added in 1994 and an enclosed vegetable and herb garden with raised beds and pergola was completed in 1995.
With the millennium came renewed efforts to enhance the property. A prominent rocky promontory named "Mole Mountain" was stripped in 2002 of unwanted plants growing on it and xeriscaped by landscape desiger, Michael Harvey. A wildflower meadow seed mix was then planned and installed along the north face of Mole Mountain by Larry Weaner of Larry Weaner Landscape Design Associates in collaboration with Harvey. In 2003, the owners along with Harvey turned their attention to the south of "Mole Mountain" for the installation of an Alpine/Conifer Garden using H. Lincoln Foster's Rock Gardening (Houghton Mifflin Co., 1968) as a guide. In 2004, a bridge designed by Dickson DeMarche (landscape designer), was constructed joining the barn with the top of "Mole Mountain" and a butterfly garden was designed and planted by the owners south of the croquet/tennis courts. From 2005 to present day many projects were started and not yet completed or will continue to be refined. Such projects include a shade garden under the bridge, conifer grove and southwest shrub border, woodland garden trails, Metasequoia grove and a meditation garden. The owners are "hands on" gardeners; they do a significant amount of the planning, planting and maintenance themselves.
Persons associated with the garden include Slias June (former owner, 1797-date unknown); Dickson DeMarche, (landscape architect, 1992-1995, 2004); Larry Weaner of Larry Weaner Landscape Design Associates, (landscape designer, 2002); Michael P. Harvey, (landscape designer, 2002-2005) and Lori Chips of Oliver Nurseries, (garden designer, 2003).
Additional materials on the June House can be found at the Stamford Historical Society. More information about the landscape designs of Dickson DeMarche can be found in the archives of the Laurel Rock Company.
Related Materials:
June House related holdings consist of 1 folder (21 35 mm. slides)
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, a written description of the garden, site plans, garden areas plans, a features plan, a plant list, additional photos detailing features in the garden, and other information.
General:
Located in Stamford, Connecticut, this four-acre property consists of land that has been in the Bartlett family since it was purchased along with a large tract of land by Dr. Francis Bartlett in the 1920's. Planted on one side of the house is a Bartlett chestnut tree, named as such by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1934 for Dr. Bartlett's efforts in creating a disease resistant chestnut tree. Some of the land once owned by the family now comprises the Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens.
The current owners purchased the property in 1983 and began to clear the heavily wooded property in 1987. A terrace made of stone from around the property was installed next to the house, and by 1992 a large lawn area was established in the back of the property. The Liberty tree on the southeast side was planted in 1991 from seeds the owner collected during a visit to the 100th anniversary celebration of the Statue of Liberty. The seeds were propagated at the Bartlett Tree Laboratories in Charlotte, North Carolina and distributed to all fifty states. Forty trees were given to the city of Paris in recognition of their gift of the statue to the United States.
During this time a dwarf conifer and heather collection were planted to the southwest of the main garden, and in 1995 the one-hundred-foot perennial borders were created. Tom Erikson of Pine Meadows Gardens in Southbury, Connecticut was hired to give the garden design a sense of structure. The two pergolas were built, and the garden house installed. The garden house was originally a Bartlett Tree Company display at the 1996 New England Flower Show, for which the company received a gold medal. It was dismantled and rebuilt in the garden. Large bricks columns, a brick terrace, and a wooden pergola were constructed in front of it. The perennial border is mirrored by a rose garden backed by a yew hedge, and the second pergola separates the upper and lower gardens. Two sixteenth-century millstones, originating in Spanish Florida, were sunk into the walkways covered by the pergolas.
In 2000 the owners began extensive renovations to the house. They enlisted the services of James Doyle of James Doyle Associates in Greenwich and Diane Bilgore of DAB Designs, Inc. in Ridgefield. Together they added the "Lilac Walk" to the garden, inspired by the owners' many visits to Hidcote Manor in England. Also on the property are a gazebo, a shade garden, a fountain, and a sundial garden. The entire property is enclosed by a woodland area, and a stream and stone wall on the southeastern edge.
Persons associated with the garden include Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bartlett, (former owners, 1959-1982); Tom Ericson, (garden designer, 1996-2001); James Doyle, (garden designer, 2004-present); Diane Bilgore (garden designer, 2005-present)
Related Materials:
Bartlett Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (18 35 mm. slides and 7 reference digital images)
Collection Restrictions:
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The Passionate Gardener Cotswold Garden (Stamford, Connecticut)
United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of articles, and write-ups of the house, the garden, and the current owner's career.
General:
The owners of the garden began planting trees and shrubs around the perimeter of their half-acre property in 1984, and today have many lavishly planted garden rooms. Distinct areas of the garden include the formal English perennial garden, shade garden, rose garden, water garden, Quadrangle garden, vertical garden on a separate studio building, vegetable garden, and herb garden. The garden was devised for year-round interest, with plant materials collected and used to decorate the house.
The stone and slate cottage-style house was designed in 1917 as the personal residence of the prominent ecclesiastical architect Francis L.S. Mayers (b. 1886) of the New York firm Mayers, Murray & Phillip. The current owners designed a perennial cottage garden to complement the house, adding stone walls and winding paths. Additional garden rooms are embellished with garden structures and ornaments, statues and architectural salvage. Roses are prominent on rose arbors and in a garden bed, while other arbors support wisteria and hydrangea. Annuals, herbs and vegetables are planted in containers as well as in garden beds.
The current owner wrote "The Passionate Gardener: Month-by Month Ideas for Using Your Garden to Enrich Your Life," based on her own experience. She also has written the "Dirt" feature for "Living in Stamford" magazine, about gardening and crafting projects, and has appeared on the CBS television network as a garden and natural crafts expert.
Persons associated with the garden include Francis L.S. Mayers (architect, Mayers, Murray & Phillip, 1917); Rosalie Nichols (previous owner until 1983).
Related Materials:
The Passionate Gardener Cotswold Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (18 35 mm. slides (photographs), 20 photographic prints + 1 DVD)
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.
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield -- Stamford
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets and additional photographs.
General:
The property comprises just under one and one-half acres, much of it sloping to woodlands and a brook, nearly all shaded by mature trees, with outcroppings of native boulders. The gardens were transformed after World War II from a vegetable garden into a mini nursery with a collection of dwarf conifers. When purchased this property had hedges of hemlock and pine on one side, false cypress and rhododendron on the other, and some foundation planting. The front rock garden was created first with narrow walkways of indigenous stone among the newly planted flowering shrubs. The back foundation garden and driveway embankment were planted next, then the flat areas in back were filled with deep borders of flowering shrubs, dwarf conifers and perennials, working around the massive granite boulders left behind by ancient glaciers. Azaleas, native rhododendrons, and mountain laurel suited the high shade from the woodlands and acidic soil condition; mosses thrive as groundcover in this location and encourage volunteer offshoots from the shrubs. The colorful spring blooms of azaleas, rhododendron and dogwood trees are followed by summer blooming hydrangea and perennials planted in beds and containers, while in fall the changing colors of leaves and ornamental grasses are featured.
Over the years the owner has introduced some newer cultivars and has added a deer fence, two small fish ponds, a bird feeder and bird houses to encourage other native wildlife. The moss lawns and terrace are kept neat by using a weed whacker and the azaleas are pruned so they do not overgrow the dwarf conifers. Since the property drops off sharply on the east side a row of containers planted with spirea on a purpose built platform line the walkway to the back garden.
Persons associated with the garden include: include Katherine Lauder Hyde (former owner, 1956); the Paul Bacco Realty (former owner, 1958); Noel B. Toombs (former owner, 1961-1966); Site Systems (terrace and fish pond, 2006).
Related Materials:
Marion's Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (33 digital images)
Collection Restrictions:
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The Kiernan Garden Designed by Michael Donnally (Westport, Connecticut)
United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Westport
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet, survey plans, garden tour script (2002), and magazine article.
General:
The property is located in Westport, Connecticut and consists of approximately two acres. Originally, the Kiernan Garden was part of the 1929 Juniper Hill Estate until the land was sold and divided in 1981. The Georgian-style manor house was built in 1991. Mr. Mike Donnally, Garden Designer, initiated the five year project for the Kiernan Garden in 1987. The garden incorporates free formed island beds and plantings of hardy trees and shrubs set against a native woodland backdrop. Design elements include a grass ellipse, hornbeam allee, espaliered fruit trees, informal grass garden walks and swimming pool. The main axis of the garden can be seen from the center of the terrace. Strong vertical lines continue throughout the garden in the repetition plantings of the slender, arborvitae cultivar 'deGroot's Spire'
Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: George and May Peterson Tompkins (former owners, 1929); William James Wood (former owner, ca. 1930); Dr. Golden S. Lampert (former owner, 1981); Charles Cutler (architect of original house, 1929); Amelia MacDonald Cutler (landscape designer, ?); Nina Cuccio Teck (architect of Kiernan House, 1991); Michael Donnally (garden designer of Kiernan Garden, 1987-1994).
Related Materials:
The Kiernan Garden Designed by Michael Donnally related holdings consist of 1 folder (10 35 mm. slides)
Collection Restrictions:
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Sponsor:
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United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Westport
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet, a garden plan, and planting lists.
General:
When Mr. Hagel bought the property in 1971, the property consisted of a tangle of second growth trees and vines with a lot of weeds in front of the house. Hagel established a collection of woody plant specimens and perennials. In 1987, he met Mike Donnally, who started designing a planned garden. It is a year-around garden with trees with interesting shapes when they are dormant. The garden is slated to be destroyed in 2003 with change in ownership.
Persons associated with the property and garden include: Raymond C. Hagel (former owner, 1971-2003); and Mike Donnally (landscape designer, 1988-2003).
Related Materials:
Hagel-Donnally Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (12 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.
