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American Gardens Collection

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Topic
Gardens -- United States
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American Gardens Collection
Summary
The American gardens collection, a component of the Archives of American Gardens (AAG), includes holdings not associated with other major collections in the archives. The slides, photographs, plans, and files in this collection come from various private donors. Individual sub-units typically depict a single garden.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Extent
6.75 Cubic feet (35mm slides; file folders; glass negatives; plans.)
Date
circa 1920-
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.AGC
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Negatives
Plans (drawings)
Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, American gardens 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.
Genre/Form
Slides (photographs)
Negatives
Plans (drawings)
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1517520004706-1517520004720-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb650b6262f-897e-4191-9650-bca1bd04bf08

In the Collection

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  • Perkins Azalea Garden: a view of Beds 13 (Freer Garden) and 14 (Hollywood Bowl Garden).

  • Ferncote: flowering shrubs and stream in the woodlands.

  • Delaware

  • Seven Oaks

  • Red Ridge Park: The lower terrace garden has a pond with a fountain urn and lotus.

  • United States of America

  • Hillspoint: diverse textures and foliage of specimen plants surround the reflecting pool.

  • Hillspoint: the hardscape was built from native stone circa 1930.

  • Birmingham -- Red Ridge Park

  • The Admiralty: bridge with iron fence over waterfall in pond; shrubs and rocks on bank.

  • Garden Images

  • Texas

  • Seven Oaks

  • Hillspoint: the s-shaped path from the meadow to the woodlands.

  • The Admiralty: daffodil field with pond in background.

  • Seven Oaks: garden view.

  • Hillspoint: the reflecting pool and rock garden in the 1930s natural garden.

  • Ferncote: perennials and dogwood trees in spring.

  • Red Ridge Park: A stone walkway weaves through a field of wildflowers.

  • Schott Garden

  • Oyster Bay -- Ferncote

  • Seven Oaks: garden view with sundial and summer house.

  • Seven Oaks: the barn.

  • Perkins Azalea Garden: a view of Bed 1 (Woods Garden).

  • Hillspoint: in spring wild flowers fill the rocky slope along the path to the woodlands.

  • Seven Oaks: Ada Augusta Treadwell Fox in the garden.

  • Wilmington -- Eleutherian Mills

  • Seven Oaks: garden view.

  • Schott Garden

  • Seven Oaks: mixed flower bed.

  • Knoxville -- Hillspoint

  • Eleutherian Mills: a "ruin" in the Crowninshield Garden.

  • Alabama

  • Seven Oaks: garden view.

  • Seven Oaks: garden view.

  • Seven Oaks: garden view.

  • Ferncote: earthen stairs lead through woodlands.

  • Ferncote: walled garden in springtime.

  • Seven Oaks

  • France

  • Ferncote: wall fountain with potted plants and tulips; outdoor furniture on the patio.

  • Ferncote: New York fern, Dryopteris noveboracensis.

  • Ferncote: walled garden in spring.

  • Seven Oaks: garden and sundial.

  • Schott Garden

  • Seven Oaks: roses and evergreens.

  • Illinois

  • Schott Garden

  • Schott Garden

  • Seven Oaks: garden view with roses.

  • Houston -- Urban Harvest Gardens

  • Hillspoint: a salvaged millstone at the entry to the house.

  • Ferncote: earthen stairs through the woodlands.

  • Seven Oaks: garden view with summer house in background.

  • Europe

  • Ferncote: iron gate leading to walled garden with sloping garden behind.

  • Seven Oaks: rock garden with yucca.

  • Seven Oaks: rear view of house with Hudson River in background.

  • Unidentified Location -- Unidentified Garden in France

  • Seven Oaks: garden view.

  • Ferncote: at the beach.

  • Seven Oaks: Ada Augusta Treadwell Fox and unidentified second woman in garden.

  • Maryland

  • Ferncote: sunken garden with wall fountain and boxwood edging.

  • Chicago -- World's Columbian Exposition

  • Red Ridge Park: Stone columns enclose a circular pond surrounded by rocks and moss.

  • Seven Oaks: garden view.

  • Perkins Azalea Garden: a view of the house in the garden.

  • Ferncote: hay-scented fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula.

  • Ferncote: wall fountain with potted plants and tulips.

  • Seven Oaks: Elizabeth Ann Fox Finck in the garden.

  • Unidentified Garden in France: Plan for a "Jardin fruitier sujet à la taille en espalier" fruit garden or orchard.

  • New York

  • Schott Garden

  • Orangetown -- Seven Oaks

  • The Admiralty: "peacock garden" of peacock topiary work next to brick wall.

  • Ferncote: sunken garden with wall fountain and boxwood edging; lattice fence with patio furniture to the left.

  • Hillspoint: metal arbors leading to the rose garden and wildflower garden beyond, installed in the 1950s.

  • Seven Oaks: garden view with summer house in background.

  • Schott Garden

  • The Admiralty: sunken garden with brick retaining walls and stairs.

  • Seven Oaks: garden with view of Hudson River in background.

  • Urban Harvest Gardens: the Reverend Willie Jennings in the Sugar Hill Community Education Garden.

  • Seven Oaks: garden view with summer house in background.

  • Schott Garden

  • Los Angeles -- Schott Garden

  • Seven Oaks: garden view.

  • Seven Oaks: east side of house.

  • Seven Oaks: mixed beds with machine shop in background.

  • Pennsylvania

  • Perkins Azalea Garden: a view of Bed 28 (Tingle Garden).

  • Ferncote: dogwood trees by the stream in spring.

  • Red Ridge Park: View of back terrace draped in native cross vine and Italian cypress.

  • Seven Oaks

  • Red Ridge Park: English-style field created to give a country feel to the estate.

  • Seven Oaks: garden view.

  • Perkins Azalea Garden: a view of Bed 2 (Oak Tree Garden).

  • Hillspoint: cedar post arbors in the original rose and cutting garden.

  • Seven Oaks: garden with part of house.

  • Hillspoint: recent planting in and around the pond in the secret garden.

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