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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, W. Atlee Burpee & Company Records.
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Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, W. Atlee Burpee & Company Records.
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, W. Atlee Burpee & Company Records.
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Charleston County -- McClellanville
Date:
04/01/1984
General:
18th c. home of Archibald Rutledge (Poet Laureate).
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Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Sponsor:
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United States of America -- South Carolina -- Charleston County -- McClellanville
Date:
04/01/1984
General:
18th c. home of Archibald Rutledge (Poet Laureate). His grave is 6' right of iron gate.
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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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.
United States of America -- Florida -- Sarasota County -- Sarasota
Scope and Contents:
This file contains 18 digital images and 1 folder.
General:
Completed in 2020, this Eastern-inspired garden in St. Armands Key includes various elements indicative of an ancient Persian garden, including a pavilion, water features, and mosaics depicting Islamic Mughal motifs. The design of this 8,731 square foot property is formal and symmetrical. Its name derives from a 1258 poem written by Persian poet, Sa'di. The garden took more than three years to complete, with most of the work being preparatory; the soil had to be replaced, the engineering, plumbing, and electrical work for the garden and central fountain all had to be implemented before they could add the plants, pathways, benches, and medallions. All materials used to create the garden, pavilion, and tile mosaics were sourced in Florida.
The owner has been a docent at the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution for 30 years, and has remained a scholar of eastern art, architecture, and literature, especially that of the Persian Mughal Empire. In 2009, she purchased a historically designated Mediterranean revival winter home on St. Armands Key and in 2012 purchased the lot next door. Though she had not originally envisioned putting a garden in the space, the idea grew when she met the landscape architect Mario Nievera at a Founders Garden Club of Sarasota Flower Talk in 2016. Her ideal garden was one tailored to the size of the lot, climate and soil conditions of the area of Florida. The owner and Nierva assembled a team including Matt Jackson, the Perez Brothers who created the pavilion, Joyce Hart, an interior designer, Dan Droney, the designer and fabricator of hand-made tiles, and Pat Hebda of Treasure Cove in Sarasota who provided custom architectural elements for the pavilion. The garden owner's daughter contributed by researching details about ancient Persian Gardens.
Surrounding the property is a high, cream-colored, concrete wall with an ornate iron gate marking the entrance. The main focal point of the garden is a 1,000 sq. foot cream-colored limestone pavilion of Persian Mughal-style architecture with a ceiling-high mosaic patterned with Islamic Mughal motifs. This building features three triangular archways facing the front and two archways on either side, with eight columns supporting the structure. The pavilion also operates as a one-bedroom apartment that faces the rear of the property, which was mandated by the city to meet their building code. In front of the pavilion is a central courtyard with a fountain in the center. The design of the fountain is a star lined with blue, yellow, and white tiles, within a quatrefoil of various solid green and patterned tiles. Marble pathways with narrow strips of confederate jasmine in their center lead from the fountain to two elaborate tile medallions on either side of the fountain. The east medallion features a five-clawed Chinese Imperial Dragon on a yellow background, while the west medallion depicts on a blue background, a Simurgh, or mythical bird from Persian mythology. Each medallion is surrounded by a ring of confederate jasmine and a long marble bench on one side. A short marble pathway directly in front of the central fountain leads to a tile Persian rug crafted from handmade red, blue, orange, green, and white, tiles with star and floral patterns.
All plants were carefully considered in terms of their size, color, their perfume, appropriateness to the location, balance and symmetry in the space. The property features three varieties of palm trees, as well as Geiger trees, cypress, citrus, bamboo, and pomegranate. Two vivid colors of Granada roses were used, along with apricot drift, coral drift, and new dawn.
Persons associated with the garden include: John Ringling and Owen Burns t/a John Ringling Estates (former owners, 1917 – 1948); Arthur Vining Davis t/a Arvida Corp. (former owner, 1948 – 1976); Kathryn N. Mason (former owner, 1976 – 1992); Joergen and Maria Haher (former owners, 1992 – 1996); Bretley and Mona Koth (former owners, 1996 – 1998); Matthew Gribbon (former owner, 1998 – 2008); Thomas R. Olin, Jr. (former owner, 2008 – 2012); Mario Nievera (landscape architect, 2016 – 2020); Matt Jackman (landscape architect, 2017 – 2020); Jim Soler (pavilion architect, 2015); Perez Brothers (construction co., 2015 – 2020); Joyce Hart (interior designer, 2015 – 2020); Dan Droney (designer/fabricator of tiles, 2018 – 2020); Pat Hebda (treasure core custom architectural elements, 2015 – 2020).
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Molly Adams credits Betsy Park as the sculptor of the sundial. Its inscription reads "I Wish Thee As Much Pleasure In The Reading As I Have Had In The Writing," a quote attributed to English poet Francis Quarles.
It is possible that this is the sundial in Anne's Garden located on the grounds of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Gladstone, New Jersey. According to the May 20, 1971 issue of Bernardsville News, the sundial was given by Betsy Park's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Borman, in memory of their son-in-law Robert Wesley Schooley, Jr. who passed away in 1968. The sundial in Anne's Garden was dedicated in 1971.
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United States of America -- Virginia -- Virginia Beach
Fernwood (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Scope and Contents:
54 digital images (2011-2020).
General:
Fernwood is located adjacent to the Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 1998, the Mac and Steven Houfek became the fourth owners of 1.5 acre property when they purchased the two-story Mediterranean-inspired home constructed in 1950. Established in 1951, the garden now contains collection of unusual and interesting plants and a series of rooms including the Charleston Garden, the Italian Garden, the White Garden, the Japanese Garden, and a Mirrored Fountain garden. The property also features a woodland garden, a terraced garden, a shade garden, a pergola, statues, and a few water fountains.
With the exception of the Charleston Garden which was planned by Landscape designer William Pinkham, the design of Fernwood has been the vision and work of the current owners. The Houfeks began putting their own mark on the property with a gracious entry via a wide semi-circular driveway. Steps lead up from the gravel drive to a broad circular brick terrace, punctuated with the columnar forms of Thuja occidentalis 'DeGroot's Spire', a cultivar that is reminiscent of tall skinny cypress in Italian gardens. She added four triangular beds outlined with boxwood (Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Wintergreen'). Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo', a floriferous dwarf version of a panicle hydrangea, fills the beds in summer. The terrace has a somewhat formal feel but adjacent beds temper that with their ebullience. To the left (heading east), a brick walk leads between a wall fountain and beds of Acanthus mollis. A trio of Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls' wear dresses of dark purple foliage on weeping branches that go all the way to the ground.
At the corner of the house a wrought iron gate leads to a Mirrored Fountain garden. A large mirror fastened to the garage wall visually expands the narrow area. The mirror also allows anyone standing in the kitchen watch birds take turns at a bubbling fountain. A semi-dwarf golden threadleaf false cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea') and the Franklinia alatamaha were planted in this space by earlier owners.
A pair of white Lady Banks roses (Rosa banksiae) grow over an iron trellis at the entrance to Fernwood's first garden room, the White Garden. The room contains a brick walkway divided the space into four quadrants with a Buxus x 'Green Mountain' planted in each. Inspired by Vita Sackville-West's legendary garden at Sissinghurst Castle, each bed is lined with dwarf English boxwood (Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'), and dubbed the space the White Garden. Four moss-lined baskets fixed atop sturdy posts are planted with evergreen ferns and white flax. In summer, white annuals are added for a festive overflowing look. Two white Akebia vines (Akebia quinata 'Alba') are on the lattice fence. The back gate opens to a series of arches covered with Confederate jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) that end at a grouping of large white hydrangeas.
Adjacent to the White Garden is the Japanese Garden with a small waterfall and a Japanese maple appropriately named 'Waterfall' (Acer palmatum dissecta). An 8'-tall Lorapetalum chinense 'Plum Delight' is trimmed to mimic the shape of a bonsai. The Asian emphasis on form and texture makes for a restful, tranquil space throughout the year.
The large garden bordering the golf course features a large multi-stemmed Edgeworthia chrysantha (Chinese paper bush) and lush underplanting of bulbs and perennials. A sturdy pergola is planted with Stauntonia hexaphylla, an attractive evergreen climbing shrub that provides leafy shade.
Enclosed in the Charleston Garden is a semi-circular fountain that features a lead statue of a young boy holding two flutes spraying water into the pool. The garden is paved with flagstones interspersed with white and lavender mazus (Mazus repens) that looks like green mortar. An existing limbed-up camellia adds its sizable presence to one rear corner while a Styrax obassia (fragrant snowbell) occupies the other. Poets laurel (Danae racemosa) is planted under a Foster holly. Creeping fig (Ficus pumila) climbs up the masonry walls. Handsome wrought iron gates complete the homage.
Backing up to the Charleston garden is a woodland garden. A 150 feet path is carved through the woods bordering the property featuring a collection of frog and toad statuary. The garden entry just off the driveway hosts one of Mac's prize plants – Stachyurus praecox. The owner trained it over a length of curved rebar and the long racemes look like fringe on curtains.
The front garden boasts a sunny lawn with fringing mixed beds and a large hedge hiding it from the street. A large weathered flowerpot containing a topiary Juniperus chinensis 'Monlep' is embraced by the rotting stump of a long- gone tree. The lawn showcases the exciting redbud cultivar Cercis candensis 'Rising Sun'.
The Italian Garden is entered through two large Russian olives (Elaeagnus angustifolia) weaved into a living green arch. Concrete balusters set the path between the bushes. Evergreen plants are the major design element and the use of flowering plants is restrained. Acanthus is planted in a border along the driveway backed by a line of 'Emerald Green' arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd') and separated by English boxwood. A rectangular bed surrounded by lawn is home classically-inspired statue of a woman. At opposite end of the bed, the Houfeks replanted a large camellia.
Persons associated with the garden design include: Mac Houfek (owner, 1998-), Steve Houfek (owner, 1998-), William Pinkham (design consultant, 1999-2004)
Provenance:
The Virginia Beach Garden Club facilitated the 2022 garden documentation.
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American Society of Landscape Architects Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (black-and-white, 8 x 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Place:
England -- Cumbria -- Grasmere
Lake District (England)
United Kingdom -- England -- Cumbria -- Grasmere
Date:
1906 Jul.
General:
The original box in which the ENG069 negatives were housed had the words "Attractive small place at Grassmere [sic] Miss [Mrs.?] Millers" on its label. This is probably the name of the owner of the site depicted in ENG069001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 008, and 021, which is in Rydal rather than Grasmere. Other images in ENG069 are of locations in Rydal, Grasmere, and other parts of the Lake District.
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American Society of Landscape Architects Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (black-and-white, 8 x 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Place:
England -- Cumbria -- Grasmere
Lake District (England)
United Kingdom -- England -- Cumbria -- Grasmere
Date:
1906 Jul.
General:
The original box in which the ENG069 negatives were housed had the words "Attractive small place at Grassmere [sic] Miss [Mrs.?] Millers" on its label. This is probably the name of the owner of the site depicted in ENG069001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 008, and 021, which is in Rydal rather than Grasmere. Other images in ENG069 are of locations in Rydal, Grasmere, and other parts of the Lake District.
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[The Harriet Whitmore Enders Heart Garden]: the dry fountain depicts the poet Arion rescued by a dolphin; the water spout came from the dolphin's mouth.
The Harriet Whitmore Enders Heart Garden (Waterford, Connecticut)
United States of America -- Connecticut -- New London -- Waterford
Date:
2014 May.
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Sponsor:
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