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[The Meadow Club of Southampton]: curvilinear perennial and annual flower beds and privet arch.

Photographer:
Hyde, Dana  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
The Meadow Club of Southampton (Southampton, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Suffolk County -- Southampton
Date:
2008 Aug.
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:
Arches  Search this
Garden borders  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Tennis courts  Search this
Gardens -- New York -- Southampton  Search this
Genre/Form:
Slides (photographs)
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NY443004
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY443: Southampton -- Meadow Club of Southampton, The
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb649aec7c8-5dce-43ca-9c5f-c4f2afd6bc56
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref29623

[The Meadow Club of Southampton]: aerial view of The Meadow Cub of Southampton.

Photographer:
Flanagan, Irl R.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
The Meadow Club of Southampton (Southampton, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Suffolk County -- Southampton
Date:
2003 Oct.
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:
Aerial views  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Tennis courts  Search this
Gardens -- New York -- Southampton  Search this
Genre/Form:
Slides (photographs)
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NY443010
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY443: Southampton -- Meadow Club of Southampton, The
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb656ef3f82-3314-4315-9a6e-d96cc68e55c3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref29628

[Meadowburn]

Creator:
Ely, Helena Rutherfurd, -1920  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Meadowburn (Warwick, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Orange County -- Warwick
Date:
1905 Dec.
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 -- Warwick  Search this
Tennis courts  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Garden borders  Search this
Gardens -- New Jersey -- Vernon  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NY286056
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY286: Warwick -- Meadowburn
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb685b58423-e7c9-4393-b051-09d150fa8b01
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref29806

Southampton -- Meadow Club of Southampton, The

Former owner:
Lee, J. Bowers  Search this
Lee, Sarah H.  Search this
Architect:
Fraser, Arthur  Search this
Grounds superintendent:
Czelatka, Joseph  Search this
Provenance:
Southampton Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
The Meadow Club of Southampton (Southampton, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Suffolk County -- Southhampton
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, site plans, and other information.
General:
Located on eighteen plus acres The Meadow Club, founded in 1887, is a private tennis club where the gardens link the clubhouse and dining rooms with the thirty-six grass courts. The garden was established in 1902 with a footprint that is basically rectangular in shape, echoing the geometry of both the tennis courts and the clubhouse. The layout of the perennial and annual garden beds is described as "curvilinear."
A tightly clipped privet hedge in the "English Style," defines the gardens. An ovoid arrangement of Pee Gee hydrangeas, truncated in size and with trunks knotted and gnarled by weather and age, is the central focus. An archway punctuating the privet hedge is both functional and aesthetic. It provides a charming entry into the gardens from the tennis courts and, viewed from the clubhouse, focuses one's eye on the grass courts beyond. The "bones" of the gardens are the privet, hydrangeas and other perennial shrubs that thrive in the seaside environment situated 200 yards from the Atlantic Ocean. They serve as a backdrop for an annual border that is bold and distinctive in color, texture and shape.
Persons associated with the garden include: Arthur Fraser, architect (1992-present), Joseph Czelatka, grounds superintendent (1979-present).
Related Materials:
The Meadow Club of Southampton related holdings consist of 2 folders (7 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 -- New York -- Southampton  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File NY443
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6aeac1286-ad09-41da-bc66-47ac6fd86722
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref30021
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Old Brookville -- Cedars, The

Former owner:
Blackwell, Charles Addison, Esq.  Search this
Tanner, Frederick Chauncey  Search this
Thomas, Joseph A.  Search this
Architect:
Polhemus & Coffin  Search this
Kella, Cicognani  Search this
Landscape architect:
Brinkerhoff, Arthur F.  Search this
Innocenti & Webel  Search this
Woltz, Nelson Byrd  Search this
Gardener:
Molitor, Nicholas  Search this
Provenance:
North Country Garden Club of Long Island  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
The Cedars (Old Brookville, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Nassau -- Old Brookville
Scope and Contents:
61 digital images and 1 folder.
General:
The gardens for this 23 acre property were reconceived by Nelson Byrd Woltz into zones for the body, mind and spirit, with each section divided longitudinally. The park section contains many native trees; the garden section includes the entrance court, seven distinct rooms and a formal vegetable garden with a greenhouse; the forest has a pine and fern grove; water encompasses the swimming pool and a large pond with a pagoda on an island; the field has the tennis court, cutting garden and a golf green with sand traps. Repeated features in the formal gardens include allées, sheared hedges, brick and bluestone hardscapes, oversize urns and pots planted with either seasonal flowers or vines, and flowering trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials with white blooms predominating. There are brick pillars at the entrance gate that are repeated at the end of the driveway. A field of daffodils and redbuds has a path mowed through for strolling in the spring. Layers of shrubs that surround the rectangular lawns at the arrival court include white hydrangea, lilac, boxwood, and viburnum, with Russian sage and pachysandra as the lower story and three large magnolias above. Behind the house a blue stone path and steps lead to a bluestone terrace garden with arborvitae in the corners, white rhododendron, white Japanese anemone, and shaped boxwood all surrounding a circle of grass. A rectangular white garden with benches at either end contains tree peony, white bleeding heart, hydrangea, Japanese anemone and ferns. The secret garden enclosed by a brick wall has a gravel center court with a large urn that is replanted each season, a cement bench under a kousa dogwood, white tulips and bleeding heart, rhododendron and hydrangea. Outside the wall there is a bed planted with two rows of Japanese stewartia.

A formal lawn has a reflecting pool in the center, allées of pollarded sycamore on two sides, and shaped boxwood at the far end. Another allée of yoshino cherry and large planted pots along the long walk leads to a walled formal vegetable and flower garden with a greenhouse. Teak tuteurs are planted with peas in spring followed by tomatoes. Apple and pear trees are espaliered on serpentine brick walls. Teak lattice gates attached to one wall can swing out to support climbing roses or other vines. Nearby a pine and fern grove lost many trees during Hurricane Sandy but has an understory planted with dogwood, rhododendron, hay scented fern, Virginia bluebells, beech, redbud and mayapple. Grass steps with stone risers lead to the swimming pool with low stone walls. A hot tub set in stone is flanked by beds of perennials. Next to the pool there is a playing field with blue painted benches that look towards the fish-stocked pond. Japanese style bridges lead to two islands in the pond, one of which has the Chinese style pagoda and a weeping cherry. The other island is planted with river birch. Along the boundary of the property there is an allée of silver maple that leads to a circle of clipped hornbeam and the tennis court. There is a cutting garden next to a shed, and beyond that lies the golf green complete with sand traps.

Persons associated with the property include: Charles Addison Blackwell, Esq. (former owner, 1929-1937); Frederick Chauncey Tanner (former owner, 1937-c.1950); Joseph A. Thomas (former owner, c. 1950-1977); estate of Joseph A. Thomas (former owner, 1977-2002); Polhemus & Coffin (architects, c. 1926); Arthur F. Brinkerhoff (1880-1959) (landscape architect, 1929); Nicholas Molitor (gardener, 1946-2004); Cicognani Kella (architects, 2002); Innocenti & Webel (landscape architects, 2004-2005); Nelson Byrd Woltz (landscape architects, 2005- ); Sam Brush, Foxgloves Horticultural Services (landscape management (2015- ).
Related Materials:
See also the Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Eleanor Weller Collection.
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 -- Old Brookville  Search this
Formal gardens  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File NY1066
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e1495474-5fba-4b1d-947c-bb3c4d79d2fb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32849

[The Cedars]: Aerial view of the pond, tennis court and golf greens.

Photographer:
Gahagan, Betsy J.  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:
The Cedars (Old Brookville, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Nassau -- Old Brookville
Date:
2018 May 30
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 -- Old Brookville  Search this
Ponds  Search this
Pagodas  Search this
Golf courses  Search this
Bridges  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Aerial views
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NY1066080
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York / NY1066: Old Brookville -- Cedars, The
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63a0b491f-417f-44f0-ad77-2743ad06d765
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32922

Newport -- Wild Moor

Provenance:
Newport Garden Club  Search this
Photographer:
Whitney, Kate Lucey (Kathryn Lucey)  Search this
Palmer, Thomas  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport County -- Newport
Wild Moor (Newport, Rhode Island)
Scope and Contents:
This file contains 20 digital images and 1 folder.
General:
Established in 1887, Wild Moor (also known as Berry Hill) is a woodland and natural landscape planted with native species on 22 acres. It has been in the same family for over 100 years and is protected by a land trust by new owners. Wild Moor sits on the second highest point on Aquidneck Island, overlooking Narragansett Bay, the Newport Country Club, and before the extensive planting of trees, the town of Newport and its harbor.

The garden was cultivated by the first owners, Walter and Mary Howe. Water penned a book of essays titled, 'The Garden.' After Walter's death Mary married Arnold Hague, a geologist and amateur botanist. She attended botany courses at Columbia University and the couple began to plant specimen trees, shrubs, fern landscapes, a rock garden, swaths of crocus, trout lilies and narcissus. The added acreage and constructed a tennis court, greenhouses, stone garden sheds and a rose house.

Mary Howe Hague was the first president of the Newport Garden Club. Club members were invited to the property's spring flowering in 1914 and it was open to visits by members throughout the family's ownership of the estate.

Donald MacKay Fraser, a coachman promoted to gardener, oversaw Berry Hill from 1932 to 1976. A Scottish immigrant, he was not trained in horticulture, but overtime became a knowledgeable gardener who sought advice from other gardeners including other Scots working on Newport's grand estates. MacKay's era saw the gradual clearing of the land and construction of structures including a stonewall-enclosed "Little Garden," "Loch Fraser," a catchment pond, the "Shanty," a wooden shed perched atop fitted with a small fireplace and baby grand piano for Mary Carlisle Howe, an accomplished composer and one of the founders of the National Symphony Orchestra.

The property was sold in 2020 and renamed Wild Moor, the windswept garden, with mossy dells, rock-strewn lawns and panoramic vistas.

Persons associated with the property include: Walter and Mary Ann Bruce Howe (former owner, 1887); Walter Bruce Howe (former owner, 1923); Mary C. Howe (former owner, 1954); Bruce Howe (former owner, 1959); Berry Hill Nominee Trust (former owner, 1992); Samuel Parsons (unknown role, 1887); Frederick Law Olmsted (landscape architect of subdivision/sited the house); McKim, Mead, and White? (architect); Michael Carney (head gardener, 1889-1908); William Richardson (head gardener, 1909-1919); Charles Clark (head gardener, 1920-1930); Frederick S. Franco (head gardener, 1931-1932); Donald Fraser (coachman and gardener, superintendent/horticulture, 1933-1975); John Salvador (head gardener, 1976-1992); Keith Hayward (head gardener, 1993-present); Howe family (garden designers).

Records related to the overall subdivision in which this property is located may be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 00681, King-Glover Lands.
Related Materials:
See the 'Flora and Fauna of Berry Hill' at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
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
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File RI215
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb66b2ed21a-5456-42da-8764-26be3d96bdfe
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33215

White Plains -- Thirlsmere

Former owner:
Rossbach, Max  Search this
Rossbach, Mabel  Search this
IBM (International Business Machines)  Search this
Photographer:
Fleming, Sarah R.  Search this
Provenance:
Rumson Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States of America -- New York -- Westchester County -- White Plains
Scope and Contents:
This file contains 18 digital images and 1 folder.
General:
This 50 acre farm dates to the 19th century and was documented in circa 1940-1949. Visitors to the property during this time included Thomas Mann and Albert Einstein as they fled Nazi Germany. Some of the gardens on the property are over 100 years old. It features various gardens including an herb garden, kitchen garden, water garden, rose garden, and rock garden. The significant hardscape elements on the property include a greenhouse, swimming pool, terrace, tree house, two-room playhouse, retaining wall and patio. A walkway leads from the house to the formal gardens and small lily pool with a fountain in the center. Along the walkway are roses and irises. A garden path leads to the entrance of a hidden, maze-like boxwood garden. The vegetable/flower gardens and the pool area are connected by a grape covered pergola. Behind the pool area is a red clay tennis court. A man-made lake was installed on the property by Max and Mabel Rossbach.
Persons associated with the garden include: Max Rossbach (former owner, circa 1915-1963); Mabel Rossbach (former owner, circa 1915-1967/8); IBM (former owner, circa 1967/8-2000).
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 -- White Plains  Search this
Thirlsmere (White Plains, New York)  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File NY640
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63ac33ee4-deb1-4d0d-be24-f36e7bd67ff8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33248

Knoxville -- VanDeventer-Haslam Garden

Photographer:
Colquitt, Elle  Search this
Owner:
Haslam, Bill, 1958-  Search this
Haslam, Crissy  Search this
Landscape architect:
Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951  Search this
Page, Ben  Search this
Architect:
Barber, Charles Ives, 1887-1962  Search this
Provenance:
Knoxville Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
VanDeventer-Haslam Garden (Knoxville, Tennessee)
United States of America -- Tennessee -- Knox County -- Knoxville
Scope and Contents:
29 digital images (2021-2022).
General:
The VanDeventer-Haslam Garden is located in West Knox County, Tennessee along the Tennessee River. Established in 1924, the 66.6-acre property offers examples of the work of landscape architect Jens Jensen. In, 2018 Nashville landscape architect Ben Page was selected by the owners, former Tennessee Governor Bill and Crissy Haslam, to supervise the restoration of the woodland, meadow, formal and informal gardens.

Jen Jensen's design blueprints, personal correspondence, and hand-written plant lists remain in the owner's possession, as do historic photos of the property. The original plans for the estate focused on several sites including the swimming hole, tennis court, woodland garden, rose garden, and the gardens surrounding the house. Ben Page's thoughtful restoration celebrates the graceful curves, native plants, woodland pathways, and stone hardscape laid down nearly a century ago. At the same time, he has invigorated the property with his brand of modern aesthetic.

The woodland hillside "swimming hole" is as alluring as it was generations ago with invisible improvements allowing for easier more efficient maintenance. Adjacent to the swimming hole, a council ring, and fire pit still welcome warm gatherings. This wooded wonderland is bordered by a stone wall and features the original his and her changing rooms. The former tennis court and rose garden have been replaced with a revived players' green, pickleball court, and treehouse. A home originally built for a furniture maker remains and the nearby stone workshop has been transformed into a playhouse. The traditional gardens surrounding the residence consist mostly of boxwoods and deer-resistant perennials. Throughout the property, an effort has been undertaken to restore the native wildflowers and trees. Originally called "Konnaseetah," which means "dogwood" in Native Cherokee the property is laden with East Tennessee's favorite flowering tree. Descendants of original trillium and fern proliferate in the woods.

In addition to the restoration and re-imaginings of the Jensen features, the Haslams have made other additions to the property. A new entrance allows for safer access while still ascending through the woods to the circular driveway and home. From the home's back yard, when the surrounding hardwoods lose their leaves, there is a wide view of the river. On the sweeping green behind the residence, a modern pool provides a more formal centerpiece for entertaining and when the hardwoods drop their leaves, a wide view of the river remains. New seating areas are in keeping with the home's architecture and are substantial modern additions, fully expected to survive the next century or two with grace.

The English Revival Tudor house was designed by local architect Charles Barber in 1924.
Persons associated with the design of the garden include Jens Jensen (landscape architect, 1924), Mr. Beardsley (gardener, 1924-), Ben Page (landsacpe architect, 2018), Brian Campbell (gardener, 2019-).
Provenance:
The Knoxville Garden Club facilitated the 2022 garden documentation.
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 -- Tennessee -- Knoxville  Search this
Formal gardens  Search this
Historic landscapes  Search this
Meadows  Search this
Night gardens  Search this
Native plant gardens  Search this
Rock gardens  Search this
Gardening in the shade  Search this
Woodland gardens  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File TN128
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Tennessee
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb61c1e0bac-41e2-42f2-852a-4c5f4d653e83
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33276

Berwyn -- White Leopard Garden

Provenance:
The Garden Club of Philadelphia  Search this
Photographer:
Harris, Lawrie  Search this
Landscape architect:
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County -- Berwyn
White Leopard Garden (Berwyn, Pennsylvania)
Scope and Contents:
26 digital images (2021-2023) and 1 file folder
General:
The design of the 1.25-acre property including the Cotswold style house was the work of landscape architect Thomas Warren Sears (1880-1966) for a previous owner, circa 1930s to 1940s. The streetside house on a corner lot was originally a stable that had been converted into a studio. Sears added tall walls along the streets and fenced the entire property. The current owner bought the property in 1953, adding and enlarging rooms and the terrace. There have not been many changes to Sears' garden design since then. That design includes a tennis court, a swimming pool and pool house, a cobblestone parking area, a small greenhouse, and a large well in the middle of the garden that had to be rebuilt. A thorny hawthorn next to the terrace was removed and a gingko that died was replaced with a zelkova. The rhododendron Sears planted along a sunny wall did not thrive and were replaced with leather leaf viburnum. There was a cutting garden with cold frames below the tennis court that was replanted with bulbs. A cherry tree and two ilex were planted by the front door to the house along with camelias, white azaleas and native rhododendron.

The owner prefers a green landscape of trees, shrubs, bulbs and ground covers to a flower garden, and has punctuated the landscape with sculpture. Featured in this garden are a large kinetic sculpture "Three Moons Rising" by Jeff Kahn and a bronze and gold leaf sculpture "Mantle II" by David Harber. Four pillars with carved heads depict the seasons and two statues of a Victorian man and woman are placed with Victorian garden furniture. Animalia include a leopard on the roof of the greenhouse, a lead dog outside the pool house, and frogs atop the well. On the terrace there is a Victorian bird bath and a lead water nymph playing a pipe next to the greenhouse. The owner is a member of the International Dendrology Society.

Persons associated with the garden's design: Brooks Bromley, former owner (1930s-1940s) and Thomas Warren Sears (landscape architect, circa 1930s-1940s).
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:
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Topic:
Urban gardens  Search this
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Berwyn  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File PA856
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania
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Archives of American Gardens
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6fb242f91-29d5-455a-9d74-ad3681ff101c
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Jacksonville -- Haskell Gardens

Former owner:
Stockton, Gilchrist Admiral  Search this
Blount, Margaret Stockton Mrs  Search this
Landscape architect:
Manning, Wayne O.  Search this
Provenance:
Late Bloomers Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Haskell Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
United States of America -- Florida -- Duval -- Jacksonville
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, site plans, and additional information.
General:
Two vacant suburban parcels comprising three riverfront acres were assembled by the owners in the 1970s, and construction of the contemporary style residence and initial landscape planting were completed in 1978. Originally, the land was virtually devoid of trees or plants, whereas now lush and comprehensive landscaping reflects 37 years of careful and continuous design and planting. Today the property's landscape is best described as comprehensive and highly informal. Nearly half of the acreage consists of medium density woods at the north and south precincts of the property, comprising live oaks, magnolias and screening shrubbery such as viburnum, elaeagnus, holly, anise and ligustrum. The buildings and grounds are entirely screened from road view (west) by a continuous multi-layered tall hedge whose foreground planting includes azalea, sago palm and holly fern. The east lawn is generally open to the St. John's River. Inside the property, informally curving hedges of varying height define the boundaries of the woods, again using holly, eleagnus, viburnum, azalea and ligustrum, as well as aspidistra, pittosporum and podocarpus. A tennis court pavilion is arbored in jasmine, which also blankets the court fence. Certain walls of the residence are espaliered with jasmine and podocarpus, and ground cover in the oak-shaded areas includes liriope, juniper, mondo and jasmine. The more open areas are punctuated by specimen oaks, clusters of ilex, sago palm, Indian hawthorn, philodendron and flowering annuals.
The contemporary art collection extends from within the residence onto the grounds in the form of fourteen large outdoor sculptures. These vary in form and medium, but all are quite abstract and - most importantly - carefully integrated into the landscape.Nearly every sculpture occupies a curved, embracing niche giving its own partially enclosed space and creating a unique relationship between art and landscaping. Indeed, this integration of the sculpture collection with the planting is the most distinctive aspect of the gardens. The sculptors whose work has been installed are Arthur Gibbons, Tom Raye, Beverly Pepper, Charles O. Perry, Alexander Liberman, Amolldo Pomodoro, George Sherwood, Doris Leper, Ed Hallgeuik, and Kenneth Snelson.
Persons associated with the property include Admiral Gilchrist Stockton (former owner, 1935?-1972); Mrs. Margaret Stockton Blount (former owner, 1935?-1972); Wayne O. Manning, Jr. (landscape architect, 1970s).
Related Materials:
Haskell Gardens related holdings consist of 2 folders (24 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:
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Topic:
Gardens -- Florida -- Jacksonville  Search this
Sculpture gardens  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File FL169
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Archives of American Gardens
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6112f7cc8-6fdd-4f0a-a70d-66adb808f092
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Palm Beach -- Casa de Miel

Former owner:
Craig, Frank  Search this
Rich, R. T.  Search this
Walsh, Cornelius  Search this
Architect:
Volk, John L.  Search this
Smith, Jeffery W.  Search this
Landscape architect:
Nievera, Mario  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Casa de Miel (Palm Beach, Florida)
United States of America -- Florida -- Palm Beach County -- Palm Beach
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets.
General:
Casa de Miel was built in Mediterranean Revival style in 1927 by architect John L. Volk, with revisions and new landscaping by the current owners. The two-thirds acre property includes a swimming pool and two pavilions, an orchid house, furnished loggia, guest house, formal patio and putting green which replaced the original tennis court. The design of the plantings and placement of outdoor furnishings and planted containers are mostly symmetrical. Two original wall fountains on the house now are used as containers for flowers. Container plantings are featured throughout the property to soften the predominant hardscape. Tall hedges have been grown for privacy and as shields against sea salt and winds. Sculptures also are featured, including one by Fernando Botero at the entry and another by Barry Flanagan set among palm trees. The plant selection is appropriate for the tropical climate, including palms, bougainvillea, hedges of confederate jasmine, ficus and podocarpus, agave, and tropical annuals.
Persons associated with the property include: Frank Craig (former owner 1927-1933); R. T. Rich (former owner, 1933-1955); Cornelius Walsh (former owner, 1955-1997); John L. Volk (1901-1984) (original architect, 1927); Jeffrey W. Smith (architect, 1998-2001); Mario Nievera (landscape architect, 1998-2001); Fernando Silva (gardener, 2001-present); Barry Flanagan (1941-2009) (sculptor); Fernando Botero (sculptor).
Related Materials:
Casa de Miel related holdings consist of 1 folder (18 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:
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Topic:
Gardens -- Florida -- Palm Beach  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File FL249
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ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12020

Palm Beach -- La Loma

Architect:
Volk, John L.  Search this
Former owner:
Thomas, Harry  Search this
Anderson, Harry Loy Jr.  Search this
Horticulturist:
Crippen, Joel  Search this
Bilton, Patrick  Search this
Provenance:
Garden Club of Palm Beach  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
La Loma (Palm Beach, Florida)
United States of America -- Florida -- Palm Beach -- Palm Beach
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets.
General:
The property is just less than one acre, with a landmarked Mediterranean Revival house designed by Palm Beach architect John Volk (b.1901- d.1984) and built on a man-made hill following a devastating hurricane in the area in 1928. Due to the siting of the house on that hill there is a 15-foot drop between the house and garden. The current owner had the gardens redesigned in 1998, which included significant changes to the hardscape: the main patio and loggia were extended with new retaining walls built, the tennis court was demolished, the swimming pool was relocated and a new lower patio was installed. A fountain that was in the original plans for the site was built on the upper patio, with tiles copied after originals in the house. New plantings also suffered from hurricane damage in 2004 and 2005, with seven coconut palms uprooted and dropped into the swimming pool. Since then the garden has been replanted and features many tropical plants including abundant bougainvillea glabra, bromeliads, jasmine, palms, hibiscus, crotons, and staghorn ferns mounted in gumbo and rain trees.
Garden has been the site of numerous charitable events and has been featured on the 2007 and 2014 Garden Club of Palm Beach's Annual Garden Tour.
Persons associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas (former owners, 1929-1965); Mr. and Mrs. Harry Loy Anderson, Jr. (former owners, 1965-1985); Mr. and Mrs. R. Miller (former owners, 1985-1993); Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fawcetts (former owners, 1995-1997); John Volk (1901-1984) (architect, 1929); Nievera Williams Design (landscape architects, 1998); Joel Crippen (horticulturalist, 2000); Patrick Bilton (horticulturalist, 2001).
Related Materials:
La Loma related holdings consist of 1 folder (14 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:
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Topic:
Gardens -- Florida -- Palm Beach  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File FL251
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Florida
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb68c12cdd2-cd02-4ee2-9c06-e70d9448627f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12021

[Haskell Gardens]: a jasmine-covered arbor leads to the tennis court.

Photographer:
Haskell, Joan  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Digital image (TIFF file, col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
Haskell Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
United States of America -- Florida -- Duval -- Jacksonville
Date:
2009 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 -- Florida -- Jacksonville  Search this
Jasmine  Search this
Outdoor Sculpture  Search this
Arbors  Search this
Grasses  Search this
Tennis courts  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item FL169006
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Florida / FL169: Jacksonville -- Haskell Gardens
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Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b2e57cd1-ab32-4c2e-bc78-da8f7cc64ce3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12097

Lutherville -- Duncuttin

Landscape architect:
Baetjer, Edward Bruce  Search this
Hardscape designer:
Oehme, Wolfgang  Search this
Consultant:
Keim, Gary  Search this
Provenance:
Guilford Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Duncuttin (Lutherville, Maryland)
United States of America -- Maryland -- Baltimore County -- Lutherville
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a work sheet and slide view plan and magazine article.
General:
The garden started in 1958 from an existing woodland property using material from Henry Hohman's Nursery. Small pieces of sculpture were purchased for the shade garden beginning in the 1960s. In 1970, a tennis court was added; and development of the lawns and borders began. This garden is the result of the marriage of two growers; one an artist, the other a horticulturist. "The collections of trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and sculpture are incorporated into a cohesive work of art."
Persons associated with the garden include: Bruce Baetjer (landscape architect, 1958); Wolfang Oehme (hardscape addition, 1990); Rose Wolford (pond design consultation, 1990); Gary Keim (landscape design consultation, 1995-present); Mary Pat Neff (bed layout consultation, 2000); and sculptors listed in folder.
Related Materials:
Duncuttin related holdings consist of 1 folder (29 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:
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Topic:
Gardens -- Maryland -- Lutherville  Search this
Gardening in the shade  Search this
Sculpture gardens  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File MD213
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Maryland
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Archives of American Gardens
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6cf07665e-de07-4dbe-98d7-6eb48c31768c
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ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref14200

Beverly -- Sea Meadow

Former owner:
Larcom Family  Search this
Dexter Family  Search this
Putnam, Augusta  Search this
Ames, Oliver  Search this
Seamans, Robert  Search this
Seamans, Eugenia  Search this
Sculptor:
Seamans, Beverly Benson  Search this
Gardener:
Lydon, Austin  Search this
Forgit, Dick  Search this
Forgit, Sylvia  Search this
Bell, Bob  Search this
Bell, Cindy  Search this
Designer:
H. J. Collins & Associates  Search this
Provenance:
North Shore Garden Club of Massachusetts  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Sea Meadow (Beverly, Massachusetts)
United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Essex -- Beverly
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, site plans, photocopies of articles, historical images, biographical and other information.
General:
The 55 acres acquired in 1950 by the Seamans family comprised the upland area with house, woodland, meadow and pond, and the low-lying wetlands and sandy beachfront. For most of their history these two sections had been separate. The first recorded owner of the upland was Cornelius Larcom, of French Huguenot descent, who acquired it for farmland in the early 1700s. It remained a working farm and family homestead for five generations of Larcoms who lived in the homestead until 1890. Although the original homestead was replaced by a larger house in the 19th century, an historic log cabin remains. It was once quarters for slaves belonging to David Larcom who died in 1775. Juno, one of his female slaves, was freed and continued to live on the property. When the Boston & Maine Railroad extension reached Beverly Farms in 1890, the value of the property soared and was split up into two and purchased separately by 1907. Eventually, the two properties were consolidated into today's "Sea Meadow," but there were virtually no changes over the next century.
Overlooking Massachusetts Bay, the 18-acre garden boasts whimsical designs by its former owner, Eugenia "Gene" Merrill Seamans. Plant material in formal beds, near the house, are carefully chosen, as well as wildflowers, native shrubs and grasses which densely cover the transition to meadow and pond. On the grounds are informal adaptions of formal elements, such as an allée of lindens with a hint of geometry; a folly, that floats above an outcropping, accessed along a hidden path of alpines; and an extensive herb garden nestled in a rocky ledge by the kitchen doors. In the wetlands is a rustic footbridge which crosses the tidal creeks, dotted by berry bushes and banks of towering pink and white mallows.
Persons associated with the garden include the Larcom Family, (former owners, 1730-1853?); the Dexter Family (former owners, 1885-1920); Augusta Putnam (former owner, 1920-1945); Oliver Ames (former owner, 1945-1950); Robert & Eugenia Seamans (former owners, 1950-2010); H. J. Collins & Associates (pool & tennis court designer, circa 1980); Beverly Benson Seamans (sculptor, 1970-1990); Austin Lydon (garden assistant, 1951-1965); Dick & Sylvia Forgit (garden assistants, 1966-1986); Bob & Cindi Bell (garden assistants, 1987-2011).
Related Materials:
Sea Meadow related holdings consist of 1 folder (15 35mm slides (photographs); 5 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:
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Topic:
Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Beverly  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File MA620
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ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref17558

Brookline -- Weld

Former owner:
Anderson, Larz, 1866-1937  Search this
Anderson, Isabel Weld Perkins  Search this
Weld, William F.  Search this
Architect:
Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933  Search this
Wheelwright, Edmund M.  Search this
Fox & Gale  Search this
Little & Browne  Search this
Landscape architect:
Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933  Search this
Fox & Gale  Search this
Little & Browne  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Weld (Brookline, Massachusetts)
United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Norfolk County -- Brookline
Scope and Contents:
The folders include a work sheet and copies of articles.
General:
Larz and Isabel Anderson created fashionable and personally inspiring gardens on a property they named "Weld" in honor of her grandfather, William Fletcher Weld. The gardens served as inspiration for Isabel's writings of children's stories. They also evoked the history of Larz and Isabel's family heritage. During their ownership, the garden plan was nearly square, with a built-up enclosure of terrace and balustrades on the sides. A pergola stood at the end. The lowest level of the garden contained the mall and flower beds. A grove of trees shut off the formal garden from the house. Semicircular cement seats are located at each end of the 380 foot allee. Isabel left Weld to the town of Brookline for public recreation and public education. Brookline renamed Weld "Larz Anderson Park." Sited as not suited for a public facility, the house was razed and the gardens were destroyed or abandoned. The stables now house the Museum of Transportation, founded in 1949 with the Andersons' motor car collection. In 1990, an effort was attempted to stabilize the few remaining structures. Bulldozing of the grounds now makes restoration difficult.
Persons and firms associated with the garden include: William F. Weld (former owner of land); Larz and Isabel Weld Perkins Anderson (former owners, -1948); Town of Brookline (present owners, 1948-present); Edmund M. Wheelwright (architect of house, stable and garage, begun 1885); Charles A. Platt (architect of Italian garden, grove and bowling green,1901); Fox and Gale (architects of rose garden and tennis courts, 1902); Onchi San (gardener of Japanese garden, 1907); Little and Browne (architects of water garden and Chinese garden and additions to house, 1910-1916)
Related Materials:
Weld related holdings consist of 4 folders (65 slides, 29 photoprints, and 57 glass plate negatives)
See others in:
J. Horace McFarland Collection, 1900-1961

Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection, 1900-1966.
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:
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Topic:
Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Brookline  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File MA030
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ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref17567

[Levin Garden]: Shade garden, vegetable garden and tennis court.

Photographer:
Levin, Frances F.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Levin Garden (Dartmouth, Massachusetts)
United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Bristol County -- Dartmouth
Date:
1993.
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:
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Topic:
Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Dartmouth  Search this
Trees  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Tennis courts  Search this
Fences -- wooden  Search this
Cutting gardens  Search this
Vegetable gardening  Search this
Tomatoes  Search this
People  Search this
Hedges  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item MA154012
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Massachusetts / MA154: Dartmouth -- Levin Garden
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb62f48489d-6b0e-409a-8fc4-88240a9ecbe1
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ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref18067

Ewing -- Memorial Garden at Trenton Country Club

Former owner:
Woodruff, George  Search this
Greenskeeper:
Tuttle, Tom  Search this
Architect:
Bockes, Tom  Search this
Creator:
Trenton Country Club--owner.  Search this
Provenance:
Garden Club of Trenton  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Memorial Garden at Trenton Country Club (West Trenton, New Jersey)
United States of America -- New Jersey -- Burlington County -- Ewing -- West Trenton
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a work sheet, garden plans, plant list, photo copies of articles about the club, and photo copies of golf course view and an 1897 view of road and grounds.
General:
The Trenton Country Club began in 1897. By 1957, the club included an irrigated 18-hole golf course, three re-built tennis courts, and a swimming pool. The previous name for the property, Oaklands, given to the original farm property by its first owners, is derived from the many old oak trees that dot the property. The Memorial Garden is located on the property near a driveway.
Persons associated with the garden include: George Woodruff (former owner); Trenton Country Club (owner, 1897-present); Tom Tuttle (greens keeper, 1999); and Tom Bockes (architect, 1960).
Related Materials:
Memorial Garden at Trenton Country Club related holdings consist of 1 folder (11 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.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File NJ291
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Jersey
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69d43a12c-9fb4-49a6-bf77-05c075b1fc30
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref20076

Mendham -- Pitney Farm

Former owner:
Pitney, Jonathan  Search this
Pitney, James  Search this
Pitney, Desiah Thompson  Search this
Pitney, Mahlon  Search this
Pitney, Rebecca Chidester  Search this
Pitney, Mahlon, II  Search this
Pitney, Lucetta Cooper  Search this
Pitney, Henry Cooper  Search this
Pitney, Sarah Halsted  Search this
Pitney, John O. H.  Search this
Pitney, Roberta Ballantine  Search this
Pitney, Robert H.  Search this
Landscape architect:
Fiske, Howard  Search this
Landscape designer:
Stufano, Marco Polo  Search this
McNally, John  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Pitney Farm (Mendham, New Jersey)
United States of America -- New Jersey -- Morris County -- Mendham
Scope and Contents:
The folders include worksheets, garden plans, a narrative history of the property, photoprints, photocopies of articles about the garden, and additional information.
General:
This 12-acre site is what remains of a property that once included as many as 740 acres. Ten generations of the Pitney family have owned or occupied the farm since its acquisition around 1722. An 1854 oil painting of the farm depicts the farmhouse and outbuildings along with a fenced garden. This garden space remains relatively unchanged today and serves as a cutting garden. John O. H. and Roberta Ballantine Pitney, who owned the property from 1911 to 1942, laid much of the groundwork for the current gardens. They restored and enlarged the house and built a gazebo, tennis court, and swimming pool. Many of their early tree and shrub plantings still thrive today. During the 1930s a brick-walled garden was added to the west side of the property. During the 1960s the currrent owners added two gardens directly outside the home. The first was a St. Francis garden, with a small circular fountain pond adorned by a statue of St. Francis and surrounded by plantings such as azaleas and rhododendrons. The second, an enclosed "breakfast room garden" on the east side of the house, features ornamental trees and shrubs, including an espaliered dogwood Cornus kousa and a Rhododendron carolinianum. The current owners have also transformed the walled garden into a rock garden, built raised beds in the vegetable garden, added a wild flower and native plant walk outside the walled garden, and planted more than 5,000 seedlings. With its 250-year-old maple tree allée, three fruit orchards, and numerous specimen tree and shrub plantings, Pitney Farm is an important arboretum property as well as an American-style garden.
Persons associated with the garden include: Jonathan Pitney (former owner, 1720s-1771); James and Desiah Thompson Pitney (former owners, 1771-1802); Mahlon and Rebecca Chidester Pitney (former owners, 1802-1834); Mahlon (2nd) and Lucetta Cooper Pitney (former owners, 1834-1863); Henry Cooper and Sarah Halsted Pitney (former owners, 1863-1911); John O. H. and Roberta Ballantine Pitney (former owners, 1911-1942); Robert H. Pitney (former owner, 1942-1944); Howard Fiske (landscape architect, 1966); Marco Polo Stufano (landscape designer, 1985); and John McNally (landscape designer, 1985).
Related Materials:
Pitney Farm related holdings consist of 3 folders (19 35 mm. slides; 25 photoprints; 25 negatives)
See others in:
Maida Babson Adams American Garden Collection, ca. 1960-1994.
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 -- Mendham  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File NJ074
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Jersey
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60d66109c-93ea-459a-9ad0-19a3c2c91d20
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref20103

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