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Collection Collector:

Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002  Search this

Container:

Box 173, Folder 25

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1945-1946

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Collection Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Henry P. Whitehead collection / Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd / Printed Material / Programs

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7eb584d23-e56a-4584-977b-04ba3774e339

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-042-ref1348

Creator:

Institute on Race Relations (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Collection Collector:

Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Letters (correspondence)

Place:

Washington, D.C. -- history

Date:

1947 October 19

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

Race relations -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Ethnic radio programs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Letters (correspondence)

Collection Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Henry P. Whitehead collection / Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd / 3.1: Institute on Race Relations / Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7592c696f-68cd-4ceb-98a2-746b05a34b77

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-042-ref1940

Collection Collector:

Whitehead, Henry P. (Prenton), 1917-2002  Search this

Container:

Box 103, Folder 34

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Collection Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Henry P. Whitehead collection / Series 2: Howard Theatre / 2.6: Printed Material

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75943b13a-6d44-42a0-8735-77d6f65213e1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-06-042-ref967

Creator:

New Negro Alliance (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Names:

Hastie, William, 1904-1976  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Advertisements

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

March 17, 1934

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at ACMarchives@si.edu

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

African American newspapers  Search this

Activism  Search this

Discrimination in employment  Search this

Business enterprises  Search this

Genre/Form:

Advertisements -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

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New Negro Opinion newspaper

New Negro Opinion newspaper / Series 1: December 1933- December 1934

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7e94642ac-87fe-47d1-a584-77c7cfb1c1ce

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-10-012-3-ref15

Creator:

New Negro Alliance (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Names:

Hastie, William, 1904-1976  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Advertisements

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

September 1, 1934

Collection Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at ACMarchives@si.edu

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

African American newspapers  Search this

Activism  Search this

Discrimination in employment  Search this

Business enterprises  Search this

Genre/Form:

Advertisements -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

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New Negro Opinion newspaper

New Negro Opinion newspaper / Series 1: December 1933- December 1934

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7be23dd00-015f-4097-be43-69732ffc5be9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-acma-10-012-3-ref21

Landscape architect:

Bainnson, Brian  Search this

Provenance:

The Portland Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Teasdale Garden (Portland, Oregon)

United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah -- Portland

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets and feature plans.

General:

Located on one-third acre, the Teasdale Garden fills a wedge-shaped corner lot comprised of lush plantings, garden sculpture, entertaining and sports areas, a koi pond and a rockery with a waterfall. The garden was redesigned in 1996 with the assistance of landscape architect Brian Bainnson. Prior to the re-design, the 1924 property included a rock retaining wall, a concrete reflecting pool, a mature tulip tree, overgrown rhododendrons and English laurel. The brick path to the front door was only two feet wide and there was little to indicate where the front door was located. Major improvements were made including creating garden rooms on different levels with painted cedar fences establishing boundaries. New brickwork added a dining deck next to the house, enlarged existing patios and widened the front walk, and with the addition of steps and another patio turned an original concrete reflecting pool into a garden room with a water garden stocked with koi. After overgrown rhododendrons and English laurel were removed a quatrefoil knot garden was installed and planted with roses. Topiary trees, columns, obelisks, gazing globes, and many pieces of sculpture by artists Jill Toberson and Marta Farris add wit and definition to the garden rooms.

A small adjacent property previously owned by the city of Portland was annexed and now is a vegetable garden planted in raised beds. There are plans to add chickens and a chicken coop

Persons associated with the garden include Harry F., William H., and Imogene R. Morrow (former owners, 1934-1981); Sherry and Douglas Fir Woods (former owners, 1983-1991); Mark and Gay Santos (former owners, 1991-1996); Brian Bainnson ASLA (landscape architect); Tarek Ghebllawi (garden pruning); Jill Torberson (garden sculpture); Marta Farris (garden sculpture).

Related Materials:

Teasdale Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (15 digital images)

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 -- Oregon -- Portland  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 OR049

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The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb68600e6c5-3f9b-440e-8ec7-6b0981720646

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10145

Photographer:

Whitney, Kate Lucey (Kathryn Lucey)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Digital image (JPEG file, col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Wildacre (Newport, Rhode Island)

United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport -- Newport

Date:

2013 Sep.

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 -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this

Vista  Search this

Lawn sports  Search this

Hedges  Search this

Topiary work  Search this

Ocean  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 RI091008

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island / RI091: Newport -- Wildacre

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb629ebf19d-cd99-4c4f-8875-8c6f4151c24c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10778

Former owner:

Griswold, Tracy  Search this

Griswold, Maryann  Search this

Sculptress:

Goodacre, Glenna  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

A Touch of Williamsburg (Erie, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Erie -- Erie

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles.

General:

In 1970 the owners built their house on two and one-quarter acres in a new subdivision on land that had been agricultural, and their growing family played sports in the yard. In the late 1980s the owners began changing the landscape and house to reflect their interests, especially after studying English gardens at Cambridge University, England, and many visits to the recreated colonial gardens in Williamsburg and Monticello in Virginia. The property was planned and planted as a whole, with formal gardens including a kitchen garden replicating the Taliaferro-Cole garden in Williamsburg with its multi-level picket fence. The garden inside the fence is rectilinear with an armillary sphere in the center watched over by the sculpture "The Dog" by Glenna Goodacre. The straight-edged beds are planted in flowers and vegetables, espaliered apple and pear trees and pollarded linden trees along the fence. This part of the property is conceived on a short axis that ends in an obelisk. The long axis of the plan starts at the street and traverses through an allée of crabapple trees towards a reproduction 18th century statue called "Taste." An outbuilding that is used for storage copies the design of a colonial kitchen. A tennis court is flanked by fruit orchards, and an alpine trough garden leads to the garage.

The paths in the fenced garden are comprised of silica and brick, which along with tall hedges, create a micro-climate in the courtyard that is ten degrees warmer than outside the fence. Thus the planting season starts earlier and last longer, and species such as southern magnolia can be grown. Although most of the construction and garden ornaments reflect the colonial style of this garden there are two Lutyens style benches inside the fenced garden from the Arts & Crafts period, and a brightly painted cottage Windsor chair for resting. Rose pots, painted red, are hoisted on top of poles add height and whimsy to the garden.

To keep the garden looking fresh big plants are replaced, especially with one that have sentimental value to the owners. The garden has been photographed, written about and studied by horticultural groups, and the owners are active in local gardening organizations.

Persons associated with the garden include: Tracy and Maryann Griswold (former owners, 1925-1967); Glenna Goodacre (sculptress, 1999).

Related Materials:

A Touch of Williamsburg related holdings consist of 1 folder (41 digital images; 1 photographic print)

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Erie  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 PA727

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The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b68f28a5-f731-4203-a28e-a2529043fa0d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16457

Creator:

Hunnewell, Horatio Hollis  Search this

Hunnewell, Isabella Pratt  Search this

Hunnewell, Walter  Search this

Hunnewell, Maria Luisa  Search this

Walter Hunnewell Pinetum  Search this

Wellesley College  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Place:

Massachusetts -- Wellesley

United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Norfolk County -- Wellesley

Date:

1930

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:

Winter  Search this

Topiary work  Search this

Hillside planting  Search this

Lakes  Search this

Urns  Search this

Balustrades  Search this

Finials  Search this

Walls, stone  Search this

Lawn sports  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, Item MA028046

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Massachusetts / MA028: Wellesley -- Hunnewell Pinetum

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6505eec8c-f518-4a1d-a4f8-369cac0bb454

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref18655

Former owner:

Carter, George  Search this

Carter, George Mrs.  Search this

Carter, George II  Search this

Eustis, William Corcoran  Search this

Eustis, William Corcoran Mrs  Search this

Finley, David E. Jr.  Search this

Finley, Margaret Morton Eustis  Search this

Williams, Dick  Search this

Williams, Joan, Mrs  Search this

Sculptor:

Righetti, Francesco  Search this

Hancock, Walter  Search this

Manship, Paul, 1885-1966  Search this

Finley, Margaret Eustis  Search this

Provenance:

Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Little Oatlands (Leesburg, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Loudoun -- Leesburg

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of articles and biographical information.

General:

Little Oatlands has a two-acre formal garden originally designed in the mid-1930's by the owners David and Margaret Finley, and the garden rooms, allées, stone walls, gazebo, statues and sculptures have been maintained with few changes for 80 years. The first garden room inside the main gate was installed in 1935 and has four parterres bordered with boxwood around a central fountain, originally a sundial. The original English boxwood borders have been replaced with Korean and American box cultivars in this and the other three rooms. Three more garden rooms were developed in 1937: two bisecting cedar allées that lead to a gazebo set over the stone wall, a flowering cherry allée that leads to a wall fountain, and another room with a large planted urn, a statue of St. Francis Assisi and a swath formerly used as a bowling green bordered by statues of the four seasons. A swimming pool was added in 1952. Boxwood hedges define the rooms within the perimeter of stone walls and ornamental iron gates provide entry to the different rooms. Some of the statues and fountains were copied from classical Italian pieces, and the gazebo was copied from one in England. Original sculptures include "Suzanna at the Bath" by Paul Manship and "The Little Shepherd Boy" by Walter Hancock. In addition to the main house there is a guest cottage on the property. Recent work in the gardens includes replanting long borders of ephemeral spring bulbs under the flowering cherry allée.

In the early 18th century this country house was a tenant farmer's stone cottage on the 63,093 acre estate known as Oatlands Plantation. In 1887 the Carter family was forced to sell the large property but continued to own a few cottages and 180 acres, and called it Little Oatlands. Members of the Eustis family have owned this property since 1927 and have enlarged this house and converted the Carter's vegetable garden into the existing formal garden. In 1965 Oatlands mansion, garden and more than 250 surrounding acres were deeded to the National Trust for Historic Preservation with easements for the family.

Persons associated with the garden include George Carter (former owner, 1798-1847); Mrs. George Carter (former owner, 1847-1897); George Carter II (former owner, 1897-1926); Mr. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis (former owner, 1927-1932); David E. Finley, Jr. (1890-1977) and Margaret Morton Eustis Finley (1903-1977) (former owners, 1932-1977); Dick and Joan Williams (former owners, 1977-2014); Paul Manship (sculptor, 1947); Francesco Righetti (sculptor); Walter Hancock (sculptor, c. 1960); Margaret Eustis Finley (sculptor, c. 1930)

Related Materials:

Little Oatlands related holdings consist of 2 folders (21 digital images)

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 -- Virginia -- Leesburg  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 VA445

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The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c15ea0bc-5111-4d8e-9aca-e4e55700c2b0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref18840

Photographer:

Hackman, Robert K.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col., 35 mm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Place:

Boxwoods (Scotch Plains, New Jersey)

United States of America -- New Jersey -- Union County -- Scotch Plains

Date:

1999 May.

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 Jersey -- Scotch Plains  Search this

Trees  Search this

Lawns  Search this

Shrubs  Search this

Pumping stations  Search this

Outbuildings  Search this

Box  Search this

Espaliers  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, Item NJ135002

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Jersey / NJ135: Scotch Plains -- Boxwoods

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d995936b-b95e-4c2e-a991-bc448c70db65

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref21112

Architect:

Kaehler, Laura  Search this

Gardener:

Avalos, Antonia  Search this

Landscape contractor:

Labriola, Larry  Search this

Labriola Nursery & Landscaping  Search this

Landscape architect:

Devore, Diane  Search this

Landscape designer:

Reid, Kate  Search this

Kate Reid Landscape Design, Inc.  Search this

Topiary contractor:

Manning, Steve  Search this

Larkin, Matthew  Search this

Topiary Art Designs  Search this

Black Barn Farm Topiary  Search this

Provenance:

Hortulus Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Topiary Fancies (Greenwich, Connecticut)

United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Greenwich

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, garden and site plans, detailed information about the content of the slides (including plant names), and other information.

General:

An imaginative garden of whimsical topiaries, this two-thirds-acre site combines both traditional and modern elements of design, as does the house it surrounds--a converted barn originally built in the early 1900s but renovated and expanded over the years. The plant material for the topiaries is also both traditional--boxwood--and innovative--a weeping willow. The materials used for the topiaries are always specific to the topiary, such as Carex used for the lions' manes. Each topiary has a unique personality and close scrutiny reveals amazing detail. Jumbo, added in August 2006, sports a howdah and delights his admirers by squirting water into a nearby wading pool. Complementing the topiaries are a variety of trees and shrubs, such as a royal palm near Jumbo. This is a garden that is unique and inventive.

Persons and firms associated with the garden include Laura Kaehler (architect, 1995-2002); Antonia Avalos (gardener, 2000 to date); Larry Labriola (landscape contractor, 2001-2002); Diane Devore (landscape architect, 2001-2002); Kate Reid (landscape designer, 2003); Steve Manning (topiary contractor, 2002); Matthew Larkin (topiary contractor, 2001 to date); Labriola Nursery & Landscaping (landscape contractors, 2001-2002); Kate Reid Landscape Design, Inc. (landscape designers, 2003); Topiary Art Designs (topiary contractors, 2002); and Black Barn Farm Topiary (topiary contractors, 2001 to date).

Related Materials:

Topiary Fancies related holdings consist of 1 folder (17 35 mm. slides (photographs))

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 -- Connecticut -- Greenwich  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 CT346

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb66025a675-d42b-4159-8ae7-5fa05871a6da

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref21515

Former owner:

Redmond, Dennis  Search this

Berckmans, L. E. M., Dr.  Search this

Berckmans, P. J.  Search this

Fruitland Nurseries (Augusta, Ga.)  Search this

Creator:

Jones, Bobby, 1902-1971  Search this

Architect:

Mackenzie, Alister  Search this

Provenance:

Bush, William G., Mrs.  Search this

Names:

Augusta National Golf Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

Georgia -- Augusta

United States of America -- Georgia -- Richmond County -- Augusta

Date:

1930 Nov.

Former Title:

Fruitlands

General:

This property was originally owned by D. Redmond and called "Fruitlands." In 1857, he sold it to the Louis Mathieu Berckman family. The land consisted of 365 acres that were once an indigo plantation. Along with his son Julius Alphonse, an agronomist and horticulturist by profession, they formed a business in 1858 to import trees and plants from various countries.With the Berckman's, the site would later become one of the first commercial nurseries in the South--Fruitlands Nursery. One of the most notable features of the property is the entry avenue that Berckman planted with magnolias. Prosper Berckman was the one that popularized a plant called the azalea. (Sport's Illustrated 9 April 2003) The Berckman's also propagated Ligustrum Amurense, commonly known as privet hedge. Upon Prosper's death in 1910, the business stopped operations. Upon Bobby Jones' retirement after the 1930 U.S. Amateur, Jones set out to create a golf course. In 1932, the Augusta National Golf Club was formed on the site. Dr. Alister MacKenzie designed the golf course and is now home to the Masters.

Gift of Mrs. William Bush.

Historic plate number: "2."

Collection Restrictions:

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Topic:

Roads  Search this

Fences  Search this

Trees  Search this

People  Search this

Gardens -- Georgia -- Augusta  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

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 GA010001

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Georgia / GA010: Augusta -- Augusta National Golf Club

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b7e1143e-4122-4960-96f9-d62282785317

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref23455

Creator:

Weller, Eleanor C.  Search this

Lloyd, Harold, 1893-1971  Search this

Webber, Staunton, & Spaulding A.  Search this

Landscape architect:

Hanson, A. E. (Archibald Elexis)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Place:

California -- Beverly Hills

United States of America -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Beverly Hills

Date:

05/01/1990

General:

View of stable and carriage house. French farmstead built c. 1925-29 for Gloria's play yard. Arch leads to aviary and monkey house. Pigeons are kept to the left.

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Topic:

Children's playhouses  Search this

Stables  Search this

Gates -- Iron  Search this

Gatehouses  Search this

Balls (Sporting goods)  Search this

Playgrounds  Search this

Lawns  Search this

Arches  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, Item CA157033

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / California / CA157: Beverly Hills -- Greenacres

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6797843af-4f66-4597-84c0-aa48eb77b4dd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref24585

Creator:

Field, Marshall, III  Search this

Long Island State Park Comm  Search this

Caumsett State Park  Search this

Hopkins, John  Search this

Architect:

Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937  Search this

Warner & Wetmore  Search this

Gardener:

Gillies, George, Mr.  Search this

Landscape architect:

Coffin, Marian Cruger, 1876-1957  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Books

Place:

New York (State) -- Huntington

United States of America -- New York -- Suffolk County -- Huntington

Date:

1921

General:

Aslet, Clive. American Country House. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990. 2000 acres - House and sport buildings grouped to the north. Working building clustered around gate lodge to south.

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Topic:

Spring  Search this

Plan views  Search this

Genre/Form:

Books

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 NY317006

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY317: Huntington -- Caumsett

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb61bfcd10a-5aa4-4808-8aac-690714238131

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref27739

Photographer:

Batcheller, Hiland G.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Place:

The Highlands (Menands, New York)

United States of America -- New York -- Albany County -- Menands

Date:

1940.

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 York -- Menands  Search this

Barns  Search this

Steeples  Search this

Lawns  Search this

Trees  Search this

Finials  Search this

Genre/Form:

Slides (photographs)

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 NY471007

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY471: Menands -- The Highlands

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ecd9a753-16c3-432a-8c5a-dad8a0595705

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref27946

Former owner:

Marshall, John Murray  Search this

Marshall, John Murray, Mrs.  Search this

Jones, Berkeley F., Mrs.  Search this

Jones, Berkeley F.  Search this

McInery, Robert T. , Mrs.  Search this

McInery, Robert T.  Search this

Landscape designer:

Yoch, James J.  Search this

Architect:

Coate, Roland E. Sr  Search this

Hunt, Myron  Search this

Gray, Elmer  Search this

Provenance:

Pasadena Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

The Paul and Charlene Vert Garden (Pasadena, California)

United States of America -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Pasadena

Date:

2017

Scope and Contents:

20 digital images and 1 folder. The folder includes worksheets.

General:

The gardens have been redesigned over more than forty years of ownership to suit the changing lifestyle of the family: a large lawn for sports and a traditional English style border garden have been replaced by formal parterres and fountains connected by gravel and accented by crushed lava stone, unique features, and containers planted with combinations of drought tolerant succulents. The property, which is less than one-half acre, has a craftsman style shingle house built circa 1906 with a formal neo-Georgian portico added twenty years later. The current owners added fencing and a Eugenia hedge around the property as well as a swimming pool, spa pool and raised wooden dining deck in the back garden. Garden renovations start at the curbside where jasmine has been clipped into squared borders around the bases of palm trees. Boxwood parterres on one side of the front garden surround larger boxwood orbs inside Eugenia hedges now 40 feet tall. There are three fountains, four symmetrically placed Chinese ceramic garden stools, and black ceramic containers overflowing with free-form succulents. There is a mirror hung in a niche in the tall hedge and cast iron gates designed by a daughter of the family.

A narrow pea gravel path lined with dwarf mondo grass leads to the back garden, shaded by camellia trees, Japanese maples, cast iron and leopard plants. Trees and shrubs in the back garden include silk oak, ficus benjamina, Chinese elms, pittosporum, strawberry tree, bottlebrush, azaleas, hawthorn, and parlor palms. The back wall of the garden behind the spa is covered with ivy and is the backdrop to two massive black pots planted with agave, an antique French cast iron fire back, and two tall bronze obelisks. The aggregate pebble deck around the pool has cast iron furniture, also designed by the owner's daughter, and silver reflecting balls float in the water. Whimsical and unconventional planters and features, free-form combinations of succulents in the containers, and unusual pairings of plants provide contrast to the formal design of clipped hedges, geometric stone beds and axial pathways.

Persons associated with the garden include Mr. and Mrs. John Murray Marshall (former owners, 1906-1932); Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley F. Jones (former owners, 1932-1964); Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. McInery (former owners, 1964-1975); Myron Hunt and Elmer Gray (architects, 1906); Roland E. Coate (architect, 1926); James J. Yoch, Jr. (landscape designer, 1998).

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 -- California -- Pasadena  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, File CA622

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The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6769bc21a-3463-4087-9ae2-bf0d165ed825

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32661

Provenance:

Albemarle Garden Club  Search this

Garden designer:

Harriman, Sigrid  Search this

Owner:

Frierson, Melinda Byrd  Search this

Frierson, Henry F.  Search this

Sculptor:

Oba, Toru  Search this

Photographer:

Erler, Catriona Tudor  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

The Frierson Garden (Charlottesville, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Albemarle -- Charlottesville

Scope and Contents:

13 digital images (2013, 2018-2019) and 1 file folder.

General:

Previous owners had gardened this one-fifth acre property with a 1939 Dutch Colonial revival house, and some elements from earlier gardens have been retained by the current owners, including a Japanese maple, cleyera, deutzia, hemlock and Osmanthus, or relocated including a peony, hosta, primroses, snowdrops and Spanish bluebells. Otherwise in 1985 the gardens were overgrown, dying or filled with weeds. After clearing the owners planted a small herb garden and some flowering shrubs but had issues with drainage. They also became interested in boxwood species and cultivars and have gone on to assemble a collection of more than 30 varietals including sports. They hired a stonemason to replace the concrete front walk with soapstone and have continued to employ the artisan Toru Oba to lay a new patio, build a dry stone bed that aids drainage, lay paths, install rockwork including huge blocks that serve as benches or a table, and many other projects. The overgrown foundation beds in front of the house were replaced by four varieties of boxwood: diamond parterres now filled with ferns and taller border plants.

English boxwood declined and were replaced with layers of specimen boxwood and shade perennials. Garden beds were designed to incorporate the boxwood collection along with flowering trees, bulbs and perennials, some propagated by the owners or shared by associates. Zoysia grass was planted for a more durable lawn, gravel or grass paths were replaced with soapstone pavers. The owners have planted pocket gardens in nooks including a bog garden for pitcher plants, sundews and calapogon orchids (grass pinks) in a spot that was hard to mow. A trellis built from tree limbs supports crossvine and yellow jessamine. There still is an herb garden below the back porch with lemon balm, sage, oregano, chives, tarragon, basil, lavender, and mints contained in a strawberry jar. Persons associated with the garden include: Edward F. Gilley (former owner, 1939-1950); Gordon and Mildred Wiley (former owners, 1950-1977); Robert and Tanya Artinian (former owners, 1978-1979); Ellen Thackara (former owner, 1979-1985); Henry F., Jr. and Melinda Byrd Frierson (owners, 1985- ); Sigrid Harriman (garden designer, 1997); Toru Oba (stonemason and sculptor, 1991-2012)

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.

Rights:

Restricted. No commerical use of images.

Topic:

Gardens -- Virginia -- Charlottesville  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 VA493

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb686c1e951-2b55-41dd-aed7-6622b917e331

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33169

Former owner:

Webb, William Edgar  Search this

Webb, Harriet  Search this

Architect:

Austin, John C.  Search this

Landscape architect:

Rios, Mark  Search this

Photographer:

Simmons, Jim  Search this

Provenance:

Pasadena Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Pasadena

Scope and Contents:

This file contains 28 digital images and 1 folder.

General:

This 1 ¾ acre property was established by the current owners in 1996.The property features a combination of creative hardscape and landscapes that reflect the local Mediterranean climate. The home itself was built in 1909 by architect John C. Austin for Harriet Ada and William Edgar Webb. The current owners worked with Mark Rios to clear all garden hardscape and remove the garage to make space for their garden design. The rectilinear lines that characterize the front of the house are echoed by the low perimeter wall, boxwood hedge, and layered plantings of muhly grass and California field sedge. The concrete left over from renovation demolition was repurposed to form the main hardscape elements of the property: the swimming pool, walkways, and garden walls. The rear terrace juxtaposes bold square concrete pads with organically shaped stepping-stones, acting as a transition from hardscape to landscape.

Major plantings added during renovation were Western sycamores, London planetrees, a variety of roses, and other plants and shrubs. In 2002, the owners purchased the property to the south and used the space to enhance their gardens and added two sports courts. In 2014, they replaced 10,000 square feet of lawn with meadow grasses such as evergreen, red fountain, Linheimer's muhly grass, and porcupine grass. The landscape design allowed for a series of garden "rooms." These various rooms consist of citrus plantings and an elevated vegetable garden, rose and perennial gardens, a podocarpus maze, and an expansive lawn. There are a variety of colorful cooking, dining, and seating areas surrounded by elegant plantings throughout the property. A series of three rectangular garden beds that reflect the colors of the interior décor sit between the rear terrace and outdoor dining room. A gravel walkway adjacent to the pool is framed by a garden of 150 rose bulbs including climbers, grandiflora, floribunda, hybrid tea, and English shrub roses, with wooden archways placed throughout the path.

Persons associated with the garden include: Mr. William Edgar Webb (former owner, 1909-1922); Harriet Webb (former owner, 1909-1922); Mr. Charles K. Henry (former owner, circa 1923); Walter Farabe (former owner, 1924); Kathleen Farabe (former owner, circa 1924); Jonothan Platt Underwood (former owner, 1924-1926); John C. Austin (architect, 1909); Mark Rios (landscape architect, 1995-ongoing).

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 -- California -- Pasadena  Search this

Wentworth House (Pasadena, California)  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 CA222

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6a75cc85e-c4bf-4093-8681-91ac62ee79c5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33250

Former owner:

Howard, Harry Mrs.  Search this

Sussdorff, Louis (Flores Howard) Mrs.  Search this

McAshan, Kenneth  Search this

McAshan, Allison Crutcher  Search this

Architect of house and garden:

Koch, Richard  Search this

Garden designer:

Hardie, Dorothy (Baby)  Search this

Architect:

Toups, Michael  Search this

Landscape architect:

Myers, Blayney Fox  Search this

Plants:

Taylor, Melinda  Search this

Planting and design:

Fisher, Christopher  Search this

Provenance:

New Orleans Town Gardeners, Inc.  Search this

Garden Study Club of New Orleans  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Greenbough (New Orleans, Louisiana)

United States of America -- Louisiana -- Orleans -- New Orleans

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of book excerpts and other material.

General:

Greenbough is an one and one half acre urban property in New Orleans with formal green and white gardens installed by the current owners, who kept and modified features from previous gardens designed for this property. The first owners of the 1932 classical red brick house, built by architect Richard Koch, followed his garden design and used the plants prescribed by society garden designer, Dorothy (Baby) Hardy. The dark green and white plantings included Japanese yew trees, azaleas, sweet olives, jasmine, camellias and boxwood, all typical of elegant southern style. The next owners had the garden redone by landscape architect Blayney Fox Myers, with child- and sports-friendly features and much more color in the flower beds. The trees and shrubs in front of the house were overgrown and choked by volunteers, which were removed. New hedges were planted for privacy, a boxwood border was replanted and the parterres were redefined. A rose bed was planted in front of the house. Hardscape improvements included repairing a slate walkway and adding the brick wall around the property. An allée of crape myrtle trees planted at that time has matured into a feature for this garden.

Since 1997 the current owners have returned to the original formal green and white palette, enlarging the back garden lawn and planting masses of white gardenias and azaleas, with seasonal white flowers planted in parterres or containers and white caladium inserted in borders. Although the L-shaped house has many views into the garden particular attention was given to the areas seen from the al fresco garden room including the hybrid tea rose garden at the front of the house where an extended walk improved access. A tall hedge of Japanese yew and hollies, azaleas and an undulating boxwood border can be viewed across the front lawn, and a Japanese magnolia adds another touch of color. Outside the kitchen formal parterres are planted with herbs and three arches on the garage are draped with Confederate jasmine. There is a flagstone terrace behind the house with steps leading to four formal parterres planted with seasonal white flowers, each containing a statue representing one of the four seasons. The crape myrtle allée stands tall over a gravel walkway next to a large swath of jasmine ground cover. Additional classical statuary, olive jars and Victorian urns from the original garden are featured, along with boxwood clipped into balls and pyramids.

Persons associated with the garden include: Mrs. Harry Howard and Mrs. Louis (Flores Howard) Sussdorff (former owners, 1932-1987); Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth (Allison Crutcher)McAshan (former owners, 1989-1997); Richard Koch (architect of house and garden, 1932); Dorothy (Baby) Hardie (garden designer, 1938); Michael Toups (architect, 1990); Blayney Fox Myers (landscape architect, 1990); Melinda Taylor (plants, 1990); Christopher Fischer (planting and design, 1998).

Related Materials:

Greenbough related holdings consist of 2 folder (2 photographic prints; 85 digital images)

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 -- Louisiana -- New Orleans  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 LA103

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The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ee6836e3-cbce-4c83-85c7-5463554b630b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref7914