High Valley Farm

Object Details

General: "This property was a homestead in 1858, 20 years before the town of Colorado Springs was incorporated. Originally a truck Farm growing aspargus and rhubarb , the 1930's saw Mr. Eugene Lilly develop trout ponds which supplied the 21 Club in New York City. An on site nursery supplied trees and shrubs to neighboring properties, while "les mauvaises herbes" were kept away with the help of "weeder" geese, imported from France to eat the undesirable vegetation."

Place: Colorado -- Colorado Springs; United States of America -- Colorado -- El Paso County -- Colorado Springs

See more items in: The Garden Club of America collection; The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Colorado / CO022: Colorado Springs -- High Valley Farm

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.

Custodial History: The Broadmoor Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

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