Short Hills -- John and Betty Brown Garden

Object Details

General: This garden on Western Drive in Short Hills was designed by Alice Recknagel Ireys. It featured a brick-walled brick courtyard with borders and outdoor seating.; Persons associated with the garden include Alice Recknagel Ireys (landscape designer, 1960s) and John and Betty Brown (former owners).

Place: Brown, John and Betty, Garden (Short Hills, New Jersey); United States of America -- New Jersey -- Essex County -- Millburn -- Short Hills

See more items in: Maida Babson Adams American garden collection.; Maida Babson Adams American garden collection. / Series 1: Garden Images / New Jersey

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Maida Babson Adams American garden collection.

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Bibliography: Garden has been featured in Alice Recknagel Ireys, How to Plan and Plant Your Own Property (New York: M. Barrows; distributed by Wm. Morrow, 1967), pp. 126-127 and 161.

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Related Materials: Brown, John and Betty, Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (2 120 mm. slides; 2 photonegatives; 74 photoprints; 1 transparency)