Stamford -- Fort Stamford's Period Garden

Object Details

General: This is a semi-formal garden surrounded by a stone balustrade on three sides, with a stone-pillared pergola along the fourth, centered on a dropped flagstone oval with stone retaining walls. These features were restored from an original design of unknown date and granite-chip paths and beds were laid out in 1976, as a Bicentennial project of two garden clubs. The beds are planted with perennials, herbs, and annuals, accented with boxwood, ilex, yew, and a central blue spruce. Flowering trees are also in the garden. The garden is in a city park which includes Fort Stamford and large old trees. A bronze Bicentennial commemorative plaque is in the park near the garden. Persons and organizations associated with the property include: the Goodbody family and Robert and Augusta Goodbody (former owners to 1970); Lucy W. Harriman (landscape architect, 1975); the Stamford Garden Club (restoration and garden care, 1974 to date); the Glenbrook Garden Club (restoration, 1974); and the City of Stamford (1972 to date).

Place: Fort Stamford Period Garden (Stamford, Connecticut); United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Stamford

Topic: Gardens -- Connecticut -- Stamford; Pulmonaria (Angiosperms); Walls; Garden walks; Lavenders; Ornamental evergreens; Flower beds; Garden borders; Retaining walls; Cosmos (Plants); Hydrangeas; Pergolas; Vines; Coreopsis; Balustrades; Yarrow; Fall foliage; Autumn gardening

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Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Irene Jeruss Garden Photography Collection

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