Object Details
Architect
Menzer, Oscar
Landscape designer
Pellett, Tom
Provenance
Little Garden Club of Memphis
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.
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General
This English-style garden, established in 1978 on a 3.5 acre property, includes a picket fence, a small pavillion and brick walks. Plantings include boxwood borders, herbs and perennials.
This garden was originally submitted as part of a 1992 donation to the Archives of American Gardens from the Garden Club of America. An update of the garden documentation was provided in 2012 by The Little Garden Club of Memphis.
Persons associated with the garden include: Tom Lee (former owner, until 1980), Oscar Menzer (designer of the pavillion), Tom Pellett (landscape designer).
Place
Lee Garden (Memphis, Tennessee)
United States of America -- Tennessee -- Shelby County -- Memphis
Topic
Gardens -- Tennessee -- Memphis
Architect
Menzer, Oscar
Landscape designer
Pellett, Tom
Provenance
Little Garden Club of Memphis
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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 TN038
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
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