Omaha -- Feagler Garden

Object Details

General: "A private, suburban garden composed of multilevel garden rooms and structural components for outdoor living and entertaining. Both a garden room and a potting/work area provide access on different levels to the terrace with areas of grass and brick and steps up to seating and eating areas, and a brickwork hot tub. A brick path and steps lead through an iron gate into a shade garden designed in quadrants around a fountain, with two north-south brick paths on two levels. Redbud, whitebud, ash, maple, pear and crabapple trees shade the groundcovers of hosta, epimedium, vinca and pachysandra, which; are accented by tulips and mertensia in the spring. The property turns to the west to create an inverted 'L' shape. This sunny back area contains an iron arch, a rose-covered arbor, grass surrounded by English-style perennial borders containing a wide variety of flowers, and ends with a wooden pergola and bench behind a small lily pond."; Persons associated with the property include: Alton and Mabel Bailey (former owners, 1940-?); Dr. and Mrs. Morton Root (former owners); Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCallister (former owners); Joe Vinolas (former owner, 1967-1978); Francis Simonds (designer, 1970s); Harlan Hamernik (nursery dealer, 1970s); Brian Kinghorn (landscape designer, 1980s); Marty Neely (designer, 1980s); Louis Vash (contractor/builder, 1990); and Frank Weber (artist, 1996).

Former owner: Bailey, Alton; Bailey, Mabel; Root, Morton, Mrs., Dr.; Root, Morton, Dr.; McCallister, Jack, Mrs.; McCallister, Jack; Vinolas, Joe
Designer: Simonds, Francis
Nursery dealer: Hamernik, Harlan
Landscape designer: Kinghorn, Brian
Designer: Neely, Marty
Contractor: Vash, Louis
Artist: Weber, Frank
Provenance: Loveland Garden Club
Collection Creator: Garden Club of America

Place: Feagler Garden (Omaha, Nebraska); United States of America -- Nebraska -- Douglas County -- Omaha

Former owner: Bailey, Alton; Bailey, Mabel; Root, Morton, Mrs., Dr.; Root, Morton, Dr.; McCallister, Jack, Mrs.; McCallister, Jack; Vinolas, Joe
Designer: Simonds, Francis
Nursery dealer: Hamernik, Harlan
Landscape designer: Kinghorn, Brian
Designer: Neely, Marty
Contractor: Vash, Louis
Artist: Weber, Frank

See more items in: The Garden Club of America collection; The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Nebraska

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.

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America 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: Garden has been featured in the Omaha Sunday World-Herald, May 18, 1975. Garden has been featured in the Omaha Sunday World-Herald, June 11, 1995.

Scope and Contents: The folder includes a narrative history, copies of two newspaper articles about the garden, a description and worksheet, a map of the neighborhood in which the garden is located, and five related pictures and six related slides of the garden. The garden is noted for its multilevel rooms and structural components for outdoor living.

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: Feagler Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (20 35 mm. slides)