New Vernon -- Johnston Garden
Object Details
- General
- Construction of a new house provided Lois Poinier with the opportunity to design all of the landscaping surrounding the property. At the back of the house a flagstone patio outlined by a stone wall lay adjacent to a grassy area outlined by a wooden fence atop railroad ties to hold the grade. On another side of the patio pea gravel created an open space and walkway. Dogwoods were among the many varieties of plants used in this area. At the front of the house The front of the house was more formally planted. Images show construction of the house, initial landscaping installation, and mature landscaping in multiple seasons and years.
- Persons associated with the garden include Lois W. Poinier (garden designer) and J. Murray Johnston and Nancy Wylie Johnston (former owners).
- Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- Collection Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- Wodell, Helen Page
- Cottrell, Lois Page
- Place
- United States of America -- New Jersey -- Morris County -- New Vernon
- Topic
- Gardens -- New Jersey -- New Vernon
- Construction sites
- Flowering trees
- Patios, flagstone
- Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- See more items in
- Lois W. Poinier slide collection
- Lois W. Poinier slide collection / Series 1: Design work / 1.4: New Jersey
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.PNR, File NJ351
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Lois W. Poinier slide 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 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.
- See others in
- Maida Babson Adams American garden collection, ca. 1960-1994.
- Record ID
- ebl-1521745806903-1521745807008-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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