Denver -- Eudora Street Garden
Object Details
- General
- Raised rock berms, gravel and stone troughs were the planting beds of this vanished garden on an urban street, with a small lawn in the center of the backyard. Seeds for the bulb, perennial and cactus species planted with succulents, ground cover plants and dwarf conifers were collected by the owner in the alpine and steppe regions of the world. Regions included the American west, Turkey, western Asia, the Mediterranean, South Africa, Mexico and South America. Each species would have been adapted to its own native microclimate, and was shown to thrive in a rock garden in Denver's elevated altitude and hot, dry climate. Steppe plants tend to have silver, gray, hairy, spiny, waxy or leathery foliage and often brilliantly colored flowers, in this atypical garden. Several thousand species were propagated and sold by the owners through their business, Rocky Mountain Rare Plants. Also, the owner developed the Rock Alpine Garden at The Denver Botanic Garden, and grew and tested about 6,000 species of plants.
- Persons associated with the garden include Panayoti Kelaidis and Gwen M. Moore (former owners).
- Former owner
- Kelaidis, Panayoti
- Moore, Gwen M.
- Collection Photographer
- Druse, Kenneth
- Place
- Eudora Street Garden (Denver, Colorado)
- United States of America -- Colorado -- Denver -- Denver
- Topic
- Gardens -- Colorado -- Denver
- Former owner
- Kelaidis, Panayoti
- Moore, Gwen M.
- See more items in
- Ken Druse garden photography collection
- Ken Druse garden photography collection / Series 1: Garden Images by Site / United States of America / Colorado
- Sponsor
- Cataloging of this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.DRU, File CO041
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Ken Druse garden photography collection
- 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.
- Bibliography
- This property is featured in "He Gardens, Denver Blooms" by Susan Clotfelter, published in The Denver Post, July 21, 2009; "A Rare Plantsman: Panayoti Kelaidis" by Lauren Springer, published in Horticulture, May 1, 2007.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles.
- 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.
- Related Materials
- Eudora Street Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (92 transparencies)
- Record ID
- ebl-1562717430039-1562717430065-4
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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