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Old Lyme -- Florence Griswold House

Smithsonian Gardens

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)
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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.
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Record ID
ebl-1654277100508-1654277101089-1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60d640524-9dd8-4142-ba33-82383dc3ef29

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