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Ken Druse garden photography collection

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Photographer
Druse, Kenneth
Topic
Gardens -- United States
Gardens -- Canada
Provenance
Ken Druse donated his collection of garden transparencies and slides to the Archives of American Gardens in 2013.
Photographer
Druse, Kenneth
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Ken Druse garden photography collection
Sponsor
Cataloging of this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
Summary
The Ken Druse Garden Photography Collection contains approximately 45,000 film transparency and 35mm slide images, dating from 1978 to 2005, of gardens, garden features, and flora photographed by garden writer and photographer Ken Druse. The photographic images document numerous private and public gardens throughout the United States and a few in Canada. Many have appeared in Druse's own books and articles as well as those by other writers. Approximately half of the collection is arranged according to specific garden, the other half by garden feature. A small portion of the collection consists of slide lectures given by Druse. Some images are identified with general captions and dates. Images documenting specific gardens are sometimes accompanied by handwritten notes, garden descriptions, and articles. Annotations appearing on certain images indicate the publication in which they appeared. The collection includes 'outtakes' or bracketed images that give insight into Druse's photo shooting process.
Biographical Note
Ken Druse is a garden photographer and author of over a dozen books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles on garden-related topics. His images appear in his own books and articles as well as those by other writers. He received the Sarah Chapman Francis Medal for Literary Achievement from the Garden Club of America in 2004 for his garden writing. He highlights the work of numerous gardeners, garden designers, and horticulture experts on his website and podcast. Druse's books include Making More Plants: The Science, Art, and Joy of Propagation; Planthropology: The Myths, Mysteries, and Miracles of My Garden Favorites; The Collector's Garden: Designing with Extraordinary Plants; and The Passion for Gardening: Inspiration for a Lifetime.
Extent
18.75 Cubic feet (15 boxes, Approximately 45,000 images: 35,000 transparencies + 10,000 35mm slides.)
Date
1978-2005
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.DRU
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notes
Slides (photographs)
Articles
Transparencies
Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Ken Druse garden photography 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
Notes
Slides (photographs)
Articles
Transparencies -- 20th century
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.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1562717430039-1562717430056-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6766010f8-2336-463d-b952-a88e27fd06bc

In the Collection

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  • South Carolina

  • Connecticut

  • Robert Wong Gardens: black-leaf taro and angel's trumpets growing in the back garden

  • Pennsylvania

  • Home of George Maher, Architect: the white pine planted before 1900 is encircled by ferns and pachysandra.

  • Sakonnet Garden: A grass pathway surrounded by ferns, hostas, lilies, and cedar trees leads to another garden room encompassed by stone and wooden walls.

  • Tohickon Hill: the gates were designed by Jeffrey Cayle.

  • Making More Plants: The Science, Art & Joy of Propagation (MMP) book

  • Welch Sanctuary: more than 100 bonsai were kept in an enclosed garden.

  • Maine

  • Tohickon Hill: the architect-owners designed the three-story tower first, then the rest of the house.

  • Campo de' Fiori: the rustic pergola at the entrance to the cutting garden.

  • District of Columbia

  • Judith and Gerson Leiber Garden: wedges of manicured hedges with rose bushes.

  • Eudora Street Garden: spring blooms in front yard.

  • David-Peese Garden: Cactus and wild flowers grow near garage, surrounded by gravel.

  • Osborn Garden: native plants are featured in the garden, seen next to the rough hewn stone of the house.

  • Bulbs

  • David-Peese Garden: birdhouse and garden.

  • Annuals and Tender Perennials

  • Oregon

  • California

  • Sakonnet Garden: Three separate paths converge at this circular garden room with a potted urn serving as the focal point to this space.

  • Garden Images by Site

  • Alabama

  • United States of America

  • Osborn Garden: pink roses grow outside the stone garage.

  • Campo de' Fiori: rows of flowers in the cutting garden arranged by height.

  • Woodland Plants

  • New Jersey

  • Judith and Gerson Leiber Garden: busts in sculpture garden.

  • North Carolina

  • Lauren Springer's Windsor, Colorado Garden: the median strip and front garden were densley planted and containers were set out on the stairs.

  • Missouri

  • Murrain-Waddick Garden: exotic cultivars were propagated for trade or sale.

  • Robert Wong Gardens: tropical plants are mixed with more conventional shrubs and trees

  • Milt & Barbara Rohwer Garden: the bog in the foreground and pond edged with rocks and growing yellow flag iris, ferns and Japanese primroses.

  • New Hampshire

  • Colorado

  • Campo de' Fiori: a patch of corn and a short row of cabbages amidst the ornamentals.

  • Planthropology: The Myths, Mysteries, and Miracles of My Garden Favorites

  • Judith and Gerson Leiber Garden: potted plants and bench.

  • Campo de' Fiori: the obelisk at the center of the four sections of cutting garden material.

  • Sakonnet Garden: Purple Spanish bluebells and white and pink rhododendrons surround the wooden path leading to an open grass area.

  • Perennials by Genus

  • Florida

  • Vermont

  • Robert Wong Gardens: orange dahlias blooming with banana leaves poking up behind

  • Fruit

  • Judith and Gerson Leiber Garden: trelliswork fence and potted roses.

  • David-Peese Garden: miniature obelisk and arbor.

  • Lauren Springer's Windsor, Colorado Garden: the entire lot was planted with perennials, bulbs, and shrubs.

  • Osborn Garden: ornamental grasses are included among the native plants.

  • Murrain-Waddick Garden: species non-bearded iris rhizomes were collected in China

  • Welch Sanctuary: a Japanese lantern was set in the woodlands garden; rocks were left in the woods to be aged by moss.

  • Grasses

  • Eudora Street Garden: unusual rocks placed in gravel beds in front of house.

  • Ground Covers

  • Canada

  • David-Peese Garden: Terrace shaded by live oak trees, leading to a limestone pavilion with a dovecote.

  • Robert Wong Gardens: stepping stones are set between lush flower beds

  • Massachusetts

  • Osborn Garden: a new variety of buffalo grass was tried at this residence.

  • Louisiana

  • Texas

  • Home of George Maher, Architect: perennials and shrubs in pinks and purples complement the color of the house.

  • Welch Sanctuary: the gravel driveway, lawn and border planted in former wetlands that were drained.

  • New York

  • Shrubs

  • Tohickon Hill: a view of one of the ravines on the property.

  • The Collector's Garden

  • Sakonnet Garden: A wooden walkway encompassed by hostas, carnations, and cedar trees; two modern metal chairs serve as a place to rest.

  • Sakonnet Garden: To the left a wooden trellis divides the lawn. Straight ahead a wooden pathway is lined with an allee of evergreen trees.

  • Lauren Springer's Windsor, Colorado Garden: a walkway through the flower bed gave access for tending the plants.

  • Milt & Barbara Rohwer Garden: the elevated boardwalk; tall sedges and grasses shelter the water garden from the street.

  • Tohickon Hill: a long climbing driveway through the woodlands to the house.

  • Unidentified Location

  • Eudora Street Garden: trough containers filled with succulents and other small plants.

  • Water Plants

  • Illinois

  • Eudora Street Garden: the backyard rock garden.

  • Arizona

  • Sakonnet Garden: Pink and purple clematis climb a wooden trellis, which serves as an open doorway between the lawn and garden space.

  • Home of George Maher, Architect: looking past the island bed around the white pine toward the foundation planting at the Maher house.

  • Sakonnet Garden: A wooden allee lined with evergreen trees.

  • Michigan

  • Tennessee

  • Welch Sanctuary: the rocks around the pond were brought to this garden from elsewhere.

  • Georgia

  • Tohickon Hill: the custom-made gate and column are back by rail fences lined with wire to protect the garden.

  • Ohio

  • Houseplants

  • Lauren Springer's Windsor, Colorado Garden: in the backyard, succulents and ground cover plants filled in the spaces between the paving stones.

  • Eudora Street Garden: flowering plants grew in gravel between boulders arranged behind the house.

  • Osborn Garden: blue and yellow flowers are mixed in the borders.

  • David-Peese Garden: Lower patio with retaining walls, dovecote, which began as a toolshed.

  • Trees

  • Maryland

  • Garden Images by Subject

  • Milt & Barbara Rohwer Garden: water lilies grow in the bog; the channel to the pond is edged with field rocks.

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