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Unapologetically Maya: Ubaldo Sánchez’s Ephemeral Alfombras

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:24:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_a0656c2bd5129c1cf2ad97ee4c062f21

Pseudechinolaena polystachya (Kunth) Stapf

Biogeographical Region:
84 - Brazil Southeast  Search this
Collector:
C. G. Fonseca  Search this
Min. Elevation:
800  Search this
Place:
Município de São Paulo: Parque do Estado (on old maps "Parque de Agua Funda"), grounds of the Instituto de Botânica. Ca. 10 km. south and ca. 1 km. east of center of São Paulo (Praça da Sé). Dirt roadside in shade of sec. forest, north edge of park near pergola., São Paulo, Brazil, South America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
28 Mar 1961
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Pseudechinolaena polystachya (Kunth) Stapf
Barcode:
04288789
USNM Number:
2474266
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33d8b61d8-9877-4176-9c13-f57c3560c652
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16062605

Greenwich -- Jefferson-Ebert House and Garden

Photographer:
Lazarus, Liz  Search this
Garden designer:
Hayward, Gordon  Search this
Owner:
Ryder, Beth  Search this
Michael, Tierney  Search this
Landscape architect:
Kendra, Masicioli  Search this
Architect:
Blake, Theodore E.  Search this
Provenance:
Hortulus Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Greenwich
Jefferson-Ebert House and Garden (Greenwich, Connecticut)
Scope and Contents:
22 digital images (2019-2020) and 1 digital file folder.
General:
The original six-acre farm had a small 1843 or earlier house done in the Greek Revival style that was expanded and altered in 1905 in the Colonial Revival style by architect Theodore E. Blake, for artists Charles and Mary Roberts Ebert. The current owners acquired the house with 1.61 acres in 1993, then renovated the house and landscape from 2008 until 2010. Projects for the gardens, formal and secluded, included defining sight lines, renovating old stone walls and building new ones, creating paths, and mass plantings of deer resistant materials. They attached a greenhouse with radiant floor heating to the house for houseplants, tropicals and seedlings. When the greenhouse floor is dampened the humidity spreads into the house. Custom built, the greenhouse has details that repeat white-shingled Colonial Revival style.

Some mature trees and shrubs dot the property, including kousa dogwood near the front wall and gate, sugar maple, shagbark hickory, red oak and cryptomeria, stewartia, holly and viburnum. There was one remaining rose from the garden of former owner Jane Righter, honored posthumously with a medal by the Garden Club of America. A variety of hardy ferns were planted around the foundation of the house. The small fieldstone patio to one side is shaded by a beech with underplanting of ginger, trillium and hellebore. There is a small fountain on the patio and an herb garden nearby. In view are woodlands and a brook with a spillway that once fed a sawmill. A bluestone walkway in front of the house is bordered by boxwood and a spring display of bulbs including allium. Pea gravel paths lead to outbuildings, including an old stone spring house and a bright red barn/potting shed. A fenced potager produces seasonal vegetables, roses, bulbs and annual flowers. On a small slope there is a spring display of daffodils and hyacinths backed by forsythia. An old maple with a circular bench looks onto a shady garden of fern, hellebore, tiarella, ornamental grass, trillium, and Japanese woodland peonies

A circle within a square sundial garden behind the house has dwarf black mundo grass in the corners of the cobblestone and pea stone paving, with an old English sundial in the center. Another circular feature is the old fieldstone-lined well with a wrought iron wellhead. An allée of English oak has a lower layer of boxwood and ground level layer planted with epimedium, geranium and amsonia. At the end there is a semi-circular ring of trees overlooking a pergola draped in native trumpet vine. Containers on stone walls, steps and driveway pillars have seasonal plants for year-round appeal.

Persons associated with the garden's design: Gordon Hayward (garden designer, circa 2010); Kendra Masicioli (sundial garden, 2013); Mary Hope Lewis Ford (horticulturist/conservationist, 1956-1965); Jane Righter (rosarian, 1925-1941).
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
Formal gardens  Search this
Vegetable gardening  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File CT874
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/kb601c4e6e6-9d89-4fd7-b4a0-18674e7e17d2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33368

Ogunquit -- Mayfair Garden

Photographer:
Melchor, Allyson  Search this
Landscape architect:
Gillespie, Louesa  Search this
Consultant:
Mace, Martin  Search this
Provenance:
Piscataqua Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
United States of America -- Maine -- York County -- Ogunquit
Mayfair Garden (Ogunquit, Maine)
Scope and Contents:
19 digital images (2023) and 1 file folder.
General:
The 2/3-acre property was overgrown but had towering trees that would be saved and woven into a complex tapestry in a landscape with challenges: dry shade and a downward slope behind the house. The property had passed down in one family from 1897 until 1960, and when the current owners acquired it in 1964 they modernized the entrance to the house, added decks and a brick terrace, and built an outbuilding modeled on a Japanese teahouse. The owner studied and became a landscape architect in 1979 and was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and Roberto Burl Marx to integrate the garden and the house. A deck off an upper level faces tall trees and a 120-year-old climbing hydrangea is draped over a pergola on the brick terrace. Finding the existing plants were best adapted to the heavy clay soil they nonetheless have worked in about ninety varieties of native and cultivated trees and shrubs. Perennials and spring bulbs are underplanted in freeform beds with winding pathways, and ground cover plants including invasive goutweed have replaced underperforming grass lawns.

The teahouse was used by growing children for sleep overs, and to entertain friends. It has its own garden with ferns, iris, daylilies, Japanese weeping cherry, kousa dogwood, conifers, and a footbridge over a recirculating stream and fishpond. A bamboo grove is contained by sunken metal barriers that go more than a foot into the ground. Ground covers in the teahouse garden include silver lace, lily of the valley, vinca and mosses.

Statues and sculptures are placed to denote different rooms in this woodland garden. The plant selection, especially perennials, bulbs and flowering azalea and rhododendron add pops of color throughout the year. To maintain the garden a mixture of compost, cow manure and evergreen fertilizer is applied throughout in early May, with bulb booster included where needed.

Persons associated with the garden's design: Louesa Gillespie (1962- ) and Martin Mace, consultant (1962-1977).
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 -- Maine -- Ogunquit  Search this
Woodland gardens  Search this
Tea gardens  Search this
Gardening in the shade  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File ME077
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Maine
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63b553027-b29f-4388-81ce-93955fccfc6f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref31909

River Bend -- River Bend

Photographer:
Kasten, Susan  Search this
Dawson, Sandy  Search this
Provenance:
Green Tree Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
River Bend (River Bend, Wisconsin)
United States -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- River Bend
Scope and Contents:
33 digital images (2011. 2022-2023) and 1 digital file folder.
Biographical / Historical:
The owner's garden-related activities include leadership roles in garden clubs and nature centers. She championed, established and led Milwaukee's Urban Ecology Center where children and adults can partake in environmental education and outdoor experiences.
General:
River Bend had five acres of Milwaukee River frontage, a house built in the 1970s and fields and former cow pastures when the owners bought the property in 1990. They embarked on an extensive project of landscape and garden design that included installing a swimming pool, tennis court, perennial and native plant gardens, and two ponds with a connecting waterfall. Due to the high clay content of the soil the ponds were engineered to accept and recirculate run-off water, with additional run-off channeled to the river. The tennis court was sited on a higher elevation, and dirt excavated during construction of the pool and ponds was used to build berms for privacy. The house is approached from a curved driveway landscaped with rolling berms planted with green ash, blue spruce, honey locust and maple with under-plantings of lilies, spirea, lilac, hydrangea and lamium. The circle in front of the house has another green ash, river birch, maple and pots of purple petunias. An arbor with a honeysuckle vine over a bluestone path accesses the gardens and features behind the house.

The first summer garden has echinacea, phlox, daisies and wild geranium, and another perennial garden planted on a berm across the lawn has Joe Pye weed, yarrow, sage, astilbe, salvia, and many colorful annuals perennials. The multi-level terrace enclosed by three wings of the house is used for dining and entertaining with black wrought iron tables and chairs, black and white upholstery, and many pots of colorful annuals. A gingko tree grows on a bluestone and brick deck, with planted pots of geraniums that are wintered over in the greenhouse. Steps lead to the swimming pool, followed by an expansive lawn for outdoor activities, another furnished terrace outside the tennis court, and a pergola covered with wisteria.

The lower pond has a sandy beach and pier with a bench, with willow, olive and highbush cranberry planted around the perimeter. The upper pond is bordered by roses, iris, weigela and a native garden along with fieldstone boulders around the perimeter. Boulders in the waterfall were placed so the falling water creates a pleasing sound. The ponds were home for two swans and their offspring for many years. A buried pump recirculates water from the lower to the upper pond so the water does not become stagnant. A greenhouse with skylights and large windows is attached to the house, used for wintering over as well as starting seeds for zucchini, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, and other summer vegetables for a fenced ten by twenty-two- foot vegetable garden. Finally the property is bordered by woodlands with many trees with spectacular fall color.
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 -- Wisconsin -- River Bend  Search this
Container gardening  Search this
Cutting gardens  Search this
Native plant gardening  Search this
Rose gardens  Search this
Vegetable gardening  Search this
Water gardens  Search this
Woodland gardens  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File WI042
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Wisconsin
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6df843056-c918-45bc-8490-56944675efcc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33363

Philadelphia -- Stonehurst Revisited

Provenance:
Wissahickon Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States of America -- Pennslyvania -- Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia
Stonehurst Revisited (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Scope and Contents:
40 digital images and 1 digitla file.
Varying Form:
Henry Garden, formerly known as.
General:
Naturalistic Wissahikcon Style woodland garden created on remnants of an Olmsted Brothers design, including pergolas, koi ponds, and schist rock walls.

Person associated with the garden's design include: Nina Schneider (Garden designer, mid 2005–2020) and Heidi Schusterman (Landscape Architect, 2018- 2020).
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 -- Philadelphia  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File PA378
See more items in:
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/kb6d25bbf6b-7faf-4c91-b1c9-e85475d8fe2c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33360

Wadsworth -- Little Stone and Cedar Farm

Photographer:
Klein, Susan  Search this
Rogers, Jane  Search this
Provenance:
Akron Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
Gardens -- Ohio -- Wadsworth
Little Stone and Cedar Farm (Wadsworth, Ohio)
United States -- Ohio -- Medina County -- Wadsworth
Scope and Contents:
17 digital images (2017-2018, 2020) and 1 file folder (digital).
General:
The owners purchased a partially wooded, abandoned and overgrown farmland lot in 2001 and built their stone façade house, then purchased two more lots for a total of 9.5 acres, then built gardens. The gardens include a two-acre native plant meadow with prairie tallgrass and flowers, an extensive shrub and tree border with native Ohio types, a wetlands garden, a 40-foot-square vegetable garden, foundation gardens and terrace gardens near the house. Several types of stone were used for raised beds, edging, dry creek beds, and the wetlands garden. There is a custom pergola, bluestone terrace, and a New England style barn built in 2005. The vegetable garden located behind the barn has pea stone paths, eight raised beds, a cold frame, and a stone birdbath. The wetlands were excavated with engineering to direct the excess water flow and a well to provide water during dry spells. A boardwalk, pea gravel and grass paths lead around the property. The ash trees in the wooded areas were removed due to emerald ash borer and replaced with sugar maple. Chinese seven-sons are one of the few non-native species planted in the woodland garden.

The wetlands garden and two-acre native meadow or tallgrass prairie garden were created by native plant experts who collected and propagated seeds. A large burr oak was planted as a sentinel in the tallgrass prairie garden. Other features include a great blue heron weathervane atop the barn and a sculpture in the wetlands garden of the owners' golden retriever and barn cat.

Persons associated with the garden's design: Jason Andrew ( landscape architect, 2003-2012); Lewis Landscaping (landscape contractor, 2003-2023); Don Beam, native plant expert (2007-2012); Guy Denny, native plant expert (2013); Jennifer Windus, native plant expert (2013)
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:
Prairie gardening  Search this
Water gardens  Search this
Native plant gardens  Search this
Vegetable gardening  Search this
Woodland gardens  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File OH301
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Ohio
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6349d92f7-9749-4685-a829-e6e6e2b658e1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33364

Oxera pulchella Labill.

Biogeographical Region:
40 - Indian subcontinent  Search this
Collector:
Harold Norman Moldenke  Search this
A. L. Moldenke  Search this
M. Jayasuriya  Search this
Min. Elevation:
472  Search this
Place:
Sri Lanka Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, Kandy District; Central Province, in outdoor cultivation on arbor in Pergola Garden., Central, Sri Lanka, Asia-Tropical
Collection Date:
18 Jan 1974
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Lamiaceae Ajugoideae
Published Name:
Oxera pulchella Labill.
Barcode:
02782393
USNM Number:
2764555
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ce8a057d-e0b4-48c0-b0e5-cad97c5882fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13888744

Petrea volubilis L.

Biogeographical Region:
40 - Indian subcontinent  Search this
Collector:
Harold Norman Moldenke  Search this
A. L. Moldenke  Search this
M. Jayasuriya  Search this
Min. Elevation:
472  Search this
Place:
Ceylon. Sri Lanka Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, Kandy District; Central Province. In outdoor cultivation on arbor in Pergola Garden., Central, Sri Lanka, Asia-Tropical
Collection Date:
18 Jan 1974
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Verbenaceae
Published Name:
Petrea volubilis L.
Barcode:
03203277
USNM Number:
2764556
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fcfdc189-0d79-4356-b528-f56f2431b7ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14725155

Portland -- Josselyn Garden

Architect:
Graham, Rod  Search this
Landscape architect:
Kiest, Craig  Search this
Provenance:
The Portland Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Josselyn Garden (Portland, Oregon)
United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah County -- Portland
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets.
General:
A 1922 Tudor-style house with three acres, listed on the National Historic Register, required extensive renovation by the current owners to preserve the original craftsmanship. The grounds were in need of reconditioning as well, including an original Japanese garden whose pond had to be re-dug, rocks repositioned, and plantings restored with more than 40 different Japanese maple trees. Landscape architect Craig Kiest's (ASLA) plan includes garden rooms, paths and hardscape, described by the owner as a classic design that features their plant collections. A circular driveway in front of the house surrounds a boxwood knot garden punctuated with container plantings. The uphill walk to the garden runs along a wall with espaliered camellias and is overlooked by a balcony for viewing the knot garden that has a wrought iron railing assembled from old gates found on the property. A serpentine rose border with more than one hundred plants is a colorful connector along the back driveway between the house and garage. An orchard, perennial bed, soccer field and upper lawn are arrayed between the house and the streets that border this corner lot.
Several bluestone terraces with stone steps and balustrades accommodate the terrain behind the house and lead to a formal garden that is on an axis with the dining room. A pergola planted with wisteria japonica crosses the entrance to the formal garden. In this garden surrounded by a hedge of holly there are boxwood parterres centered by a circular patch of lawn with an enormous restored stone planter with white Iceland roses and white alyssum in the summer. Large cast iron planters on bluestone platforms contain Japanese maples. The formal garden terminates in a seating area backed by a semi-circle of four columns and an old planting of English holly. Other features include a grotto with granite semi-circular steps and a grindstone, a wall fountain with a bronze frog, and an Italianate cobblestone patio with beds of hydrangea. Frogs and dragonflies are recurring motifs in the iron hardware on the buildings and in garden ornaments. Flowering vines and container gardens, climbing roses, and a rose and wild geranium parterre add color to the vigorous greenery that grows in this favorable climate.
The Japanese garden features the colorful Japanese maple tree collection and a pond stocked with koi. Additional trees from the earlier garden include copper beech, gingko, and Japanese umbrella pine. There is a raised vegetable garden for berries, grapes, pumpkins and artichokes with a custom made wooden fence, and wooded areas underplanted with hosta and other shade-tolerant perennials. A large lawn bisecting these forests leads to a rectangular reflecting pool with a colonnade that was found buried in an old laurel hedge on the property and restored.
Persons associated with the garden include Percy Smith family (former owners, 1922-1994); Craig Kiest, ASLA (landscape architect, 1997-1999); Dave Sexton (gardener, 1999-present)
Related Materials:
Josselyn Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (26 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.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File OR050
See more items in:
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/kb66099b348-e089-478c-bb8b-7203eaa24392
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10146

[Booth Garden]

Photographer:
Woodyard, Cynthia  Search this
Provenance:
The Portland Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Oregon -- Portland
Booth Garden (Portand, Oregon)
United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah County -- Portland
Date:
1992 Mar.
Local Call Number(s):
12148
General:
The garden features a Victorian style gazebo, formal flower beds, terraces, swimming pool, etc. . .
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:
Spring  Search this
Tables  Search this
Latticework  Search this
Outdoor furniture  Search this
Pergolas  Search this
Hanging baskets  Search this
Decks  Search this
Gardens -- Oregon -- Portland  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item OR015013
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Oregon / OR015: Portland -- Booth Garden
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f200f167-067a-4a05-8402-85cbf9c2e910
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10240

Japanese Garden Society

Landscape architect:
Tono, P. Takuma, Dr.  Search this
Architect:
Pugh, David  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Oregon -- Portland
United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah County -- Portland
Date:
1980
General:
The Japanese garden is 5.5 acres and features a strolling pond garden, tea garden, natural garden, sand and stone garden and the flat garden. A new landscape Director comes every three years from Japan. Teahouse designed and built in Japan. Gate at entrance by parking lot is an antique from Japan. Wisteria Arbor and Sapporo pagoda from northeast.
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:
Spring  Search this
Wisteria  Search this
Pergolas  Search this
Pagodas  Search this
Azaleas  Search this
Japanese gardens  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item OR023003
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The Garden Club of America collection
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Archives of American Gardens
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[A Plant Collector's Garden]: a potted fuchsia and vintage furniture were added to the tapestry hedge and camellias in the Chilean garden.

Photographer:
Moore, Angelique Gremillion  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Digital image (JPEG file, color.)
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Place:
A Plant Collector's Garden (Portland, Oregon)
United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah -- Portland
Date:
2015 May.
Varying Form:
McDonald Garden, formerly known as.
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
Garden rooms  Search this
Fuchsia  Search this
Plants, Potted  Search this
Outdoor furniture  Search this
Pergolas  Search this
Hedges  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item OR034063
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Archives of American Gardens
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EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10413

[Duckridge Farm]: the entrance to the perennial bed through the pergola.

Photographer:
Woodyard, Cynthia  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Duckridge Farm (Portland, Oregon)
United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah County -- Portland
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:
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
Trees  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Fog  Search this
Autumn  Search this
Perennials  Search this
Garden borders  Search this
Pergolas  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item OR041008
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Oregon / OR041: Portland -- Duckridge Farm
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb602d89188-1aeb-439c-ab24-7e7322bf3b76
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10495

[Duckridge Farm]: a close-up of the pergola leading to the perennial walk.

Photographer:
Woodyard, Cynthia  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Duckridge Farm (Portland, Oregon)
United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah County -- Portland
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:
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
Trees  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Perennials  Search this
Garden borders  Search this
Pergolas  Search this
Chairs -- wooden  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item OR041009
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Oregon / OR041: Portland -- Duckridge Farm
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6fb25847b-6abe-40a6-93c3-b14d502f63c8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10496

[Duckridge Farm]: a view from the gazebo looking to the southwest.

Photographer:
Woodyard, Cynthia  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Duckridge Farm (Portland, Oregon)
United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah County -- Portland
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:
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
Trees  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Shrubs  Search this
Autumn  Search this
Fog  Search this
Dogs  Search this
Perennials  Search this
Garden borders  Search this
Chairs -- wooden  Search this
Pergolas  Search this
Evergreens  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item OR041017
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Oregon / OR041: Portland -- Duckridge Farm
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f3088940-1d49-47d9-89c0-86e8fede1473
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10504

[Josselyn Garden]: looking from the house towards the formal garden.

Photographer:
Vranizan, Mary C.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (digital) (col., JPEG)
Type:
Archival materials
Photograph (digital)
Digital images
Place:
Josselyn Garden (Portland, Oregon)
United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah County -- Portland
Date:
2010 Jun.
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
Container gardening  Search this
Japanese maple  Search this
Terraces  Search this
Boxwood  Search this
Hollies  Search this
Pergolas  Search this
Hedges  Search this
Roses  Search this
Columns  Search this
Containers  Search this
Wisteria  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item OR050011
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Oregon / OR050: Portland -- Josselyn Garden
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6799dedca-ea96-4474-99de-2f6a54732341
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10518

[Josselyn Garden]: boxwood parterres frame a restored carved stone container in the formal garden.

Photographer:
McNally, John  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (digital) (col., JPEG)
Type:
Archival materials
Photograph (digital)
Digital images
Place:
Josselyn Garden (Portland, Oregon)
United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah County -- Portland
Date:
2010 Jun.
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
Container gardening  Search this
Boxwood  Search this
Hollies  Search this
Pergolas  Search this
Roses  Search this
Containers  Search this
Walkways, stone  Search this
Parterres  Search this
Wisteria  Search this
Houses  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item OR050014
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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Oregon / OR050: Portland -- Josselyn Garden
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb65811a6aa-e53b-4125-84d9-ef559306526b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10519

Newport -- Hammersmith Farm

Former owner:
Brenton, William  Search this
Auchincloss, John Winthrop  Search this
Auchincloss, Hugh D.  Search this
Auchincloss, Janet  Search this
Landscape designer:
Barrett, Nathan Franklin  Search this
Kellaway, Herbert J.  Search this
Timchenko, Boris V., 1898-1975  Search this
Landscape architect:
Olmsted Brothers  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Hammersmith Farm (Newport, Rhode Island)
United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport County -- Newport
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, a brochure, and photocopies of photographs of and articles about the garden.
General:
Lying at the meeting of Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic, Hammersmith Farm was originally settled in the 17th century by surveyor William Brenton and named for his English residence. Eventually passing into the Auchincloss family, the property was landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers firm (records show that the firm was involved with the site from 1909 to 1946). Other designs for the property were developed by Nathan Franklin Barrett, Herbert Kellaway, and Boris V. Timchenko. An elaborate Italianate sunken garden was centered on a pool flanked by low mounds of flowers. Geometrically shaped flowers beds lay to either side, while the space was decorated by urns and columns. A pergola enclosed three sides. The property was the site of the wedding reception of Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss, Jr.'s daughter, Jacqueline Bouvier, and John F. Kennedy.
Persons and firms associated with the garden include: William Brenton (former owner, after 1638); John W. Auchincloss (former owner, c. 1887); Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss (former owners, early 20th century); Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss (former owners, mid-20th century); Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects (landscape architects, 1909-1946); Nathan Franklin Barrett (landscape designer, 1912); Herbert J. Kellaway (landscape designer); and Boris V. Timchenko (landscape designer, 1959).
Related Materials:
Hammersmith Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (12 glass lantern slides; 9 35 mm. slides)
Records related to this site can be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 03794, H. D. Auchincloss.
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 RI025
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69cf023d3-f1be-41a9-9a2e-70113cf774df
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10559

Newport -- Beacon Hill, RI

Former owner:
James, Harriet Eddy  Search this
James, Arthur Curtiss  Search this
Gardener:
Greatorex, John  Search this
Rosarian:
Foote, Harriett Risley, 1863-  Search this
Contractor:
Peckham Brothers  Search this
Hempstead of Boston  Search this
Lantern slide maker:
Van Altena, Edward  Search this
Landscape architect:
Olmsted Brothers  Search this
Provenance:
Garden Club of New Haven  Search this
Creator:
Powell, Alan, M/Ms  Search this
Hamilton, Samuel, Mrs  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Beacon Hill (Newport, Rhode Island)
United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport County -- Newport
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes correspondence, articles and information sheet compiled by GCA representative.
Biographical / Historical:
After Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James's deaths, the gardens, with their pergolas, pools, and walls, fell into disrepair, ravaged by time and invasive trees and shrubs. The estate was subdivided into 3.25-acre parcels in the 1970s, and sold by developers as single home sites—with the remnants of the Blue Garden on one of the sites. Through the generosity of Dorrance H. Hamilton, a Newport summer resident, philanthropist, and garden enthusiast, the Blue Garden was rescued from its demise and rebuilt in 2014. A team, led by Parker Construction, Reed Hilderbrand Landscape Architects, and Arleyn A. Levee, Olmsted Historian, restored the garden to its former glory, using as reference original Olmsted plans, drawings, photographs, and correspondence from the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, the Library of Congress, the Archives of American Gardens, and the Redwood Library, among other repositories. As the name suggests, the Blue Garden incorporates a palette of blues early in the season and transitions to lavender blues and purples, with touches of white, as the summer progresses. Over 250 evergreen trees and flowering shrubs enclose the garden, and contribute to its designation as an arboretum. The Blue Garden is known today as a classic example of American landscape art and a triumph of historic preservation. The garden is open for tours on Thursdays from mid-June through early October. Photographs of the restoration and information are available at thebluegarden.org.
General:
"There is an austere elegance about a green garden; pink or yellow or red are frivolous except as accents, but the garden that appeals to the romantic, universal soul is the blue garden. That is why the Blue Garden of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James was the ultimate goal of so many Newport Pilgrims. A very stately garden it is with the iridescent quality which blue flowers that really are mauve and purple and grayish, rather than true, sharp blue, impart. Its irregular symmetry makes it difficult to describe without a ground plan. At the two far distant ends are colonnades with gray rocks and irregular green plantations beyond, and the lower end is a circle of matchless turf whose boundary is rock and shrubs. The upper part is a circle, too, formed by a rustic lattice of slender split branches over which grow Clematis Jackmanii, mauve Sweet-peas and other charming creepers, backed by Cedars and Pines. In the center are two pools fed by water that trickles from beneath the colonnade."
"A thousand foot rose garden was blasted out of granite rock. A long grass allee originated by the reflecting pool, was planted with 5,000 roses of many varieties. The allee ascended several levels of stone walls and steps and climaxed under a high granite cliff, where a splendid stone and ironwork balustrade and imposing pergola were located. Mr. James died in 1942, all the roses were dug and sold and nature moved in to sow her seeds."
Persons associated with the property include: Arthur Curtiss James (former owner, 1909-1940); Olmsted Brothers (landscape architects); John Greatorex (superintendent of grounds and landscape gardener); Harriet R. Foote (garden designer and rosarian); Peckham Brothers (contractors for rose garden); Hempstead of Boston (landscape contractors/superintendent); Edward Van Altena (lantern slide maker).
Related Materials:
Beacon Hill, RI related holdings consist of 3 folders (5 hand colored glass lantern slides; 35 35mm slides (photographs); 5 8X10 glass plate negatives)
Records related to this site can be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 03558, Arthur Curtiss James.
See others in:
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection, 1900-1966. Perry Wheeler Collection, ca. 1880-1984. Richard Marchand historical postcard 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 -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File RI035
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/kb6c8ae0a2a-d3c7-4b67-9873-badab4bb3b2d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10568

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