Old Lyme -- Florence Griswold House
Object Details
- General
- Florence Griswold's garden was well-known in pieces from the paintings and other artwork created at the turn of the 20th century by members of the Lyme Art Colony, categorized as American Impressionists. The Florence Griswold Museum, in her former home turned boarding house, set out to restore her garden in the late 20th century. An archaeological dig in 1998 helped identify the boundaries of the garden beds, walkways, the surrounding orchard, and outbuildings. Griswold's correspondence included references to garden books and seed catalogs that she used. Paintings done on the site and historic photographs contributed to the data used by landscape historian Sheila Wertheimer to recreate the garden of 1910. Known as a "grandmothers garden" or cottage garden the data indicated masses of informally arranged flowers in bordered beds. In April 2000 a group of museum volunteers planted 75 varieties of heirloom perennials totaling 1,444 plants, historically accurate cultivars when they could be found. These included hollyhock, iris, foxglove, heliotrope, poppies, lavender, phlox, cranesbill, and daylilies.
- Former owner
- Griswold, Florence, 1850-1937
- Architect
- Belcher, Samuel , 1779-1849
- Landscape restoration advisor
- Wertheimer, Sheila (Landscape Historian)
- Collection Photographer
- Jeruss, Irene
- Place
- Florence Griswold House (Old Lyme, Connecticut)
- United States of America -- Connecticut -- New London County -- Old Lyme
- Topic
- Gardens -- Connecticut -- Old Lyme
- Heirloom varieties (Plants)
- Flower gardening
- Historic house museums
- Lawns
- Historic houses
- Flower beds
- Shrubs
- Garden walks
- Edging
- Plant supports
- Astilbe
- Cottage gardens
- Poppies
- Salvia
- Outbuildings
- Barns
- Peonies
- Scutellaria
- Valeriana
- Mock orange (shrub)
- Porches
- Yarrow
- Trellises
- Greenhouses
- Irises (Plants)
- Roses
- Artist colonies -- Connecticut -- Old Lyme
- Former owner
- Griswold, Florence, 1850-1937
- Architect
- Belcher, Samuel , 1779-1849
- Landscape restoration advisor
- Wertheimer, Sheila (Landscape Historian)
- See more items in
- Irene Jeruss garden photography collection
- Irene Jeruss garden photography collection / Garden Images / Connecticut
- Extent
- 22 Slides (photographs)
- Date
- 2000-2004
- Container
- Box 1
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.JER, File CT696_JER
- Type
- Archival materials
- Slides
- Slides (photographs)
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Irene Jeruss 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.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to collection 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1654277100508-1654277101089-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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