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Waite Hill -- Old Orchard

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Waite Hill -- Old Orchard
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Object Details

Landscape architect

Knight, Charles L.

Provenance

Shaker Lakes Garden Club

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Scope and Contents

The folder includes worksheets,.plans, newspaper article, and copy of aerial photograph.
sova.aag.gca_ref15569

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f7dbd655-55a5-43be-893a-ed87eb7435ba

General

The garden originally consisted of a small formal garden facing the road. The rest of the property contained an old apple orchard. The owners cleared some of the trees and moved the garden farther to the back of the house in 1983 in order to use it as a way of defining a ravine edge, giving a sweeping view across the back acres. Large yew bushes provide an anchor and focal point in the winter. Perennial beds faded into flowering shrubs and trees backed by woods and the ravine. In 1991, a garden room addtion led to the creation of the water garden, now, the major feature of the property. The water garden was re-designed in 1997. Much of the design of the gardens has been done by the owner.
Persons and firms associated with the property include: Brian Sherwin (former owner, ? - 1970); and Mr. Charles Knight (landscape architect, 1983).

Place

Old Orchard (Waite Hill, Ohio)
United States of America -- Ohio -- Lake County -- Waite Hill

Topic

Gardens -- Ohio -- Waite Hill
Water gardens
Gardening in the shade

Landscape architect

Knight, Charles L.

Provenance

Shaker Lakes Garden Club

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Ohio

Sponsor

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, File OH192

Type

Archival materials

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.

Related Materials

Old Orchard related holdings consist of 1 folder (20 35 mm. slides)
AAG.GCA_ref15569
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f7dbd655-55a5-43be-893a-ed87eb7435ba
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210185213-1

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