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[Tench Cox Garden]

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[Tench Cox Garden]
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Object Details

Photographer

Symmes, Weymouth Kirkland

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref13053

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b272b5e4-60d9-4150-b7dc-6f3602e1b25c

General

The conifers are the original hemlocks and yews that were planted in 1923. Through the conifers is a secret garden. The secret garden contains boxwood parterres filled with perennials. There is a small rose arbor. Behind the parterres there was once a cutting garden that has been turned into grass.

Place

North Carolina -- Asheville
United States of America -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County -- Asheville

Topic

Junipers
Peonies
Parterres
Houses
Hemlock

Photographer

Symmes, Weymouth Kirkland

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / North Carolina / NC035: Asheville -- Tench Cox Garden

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.

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35mm)

Date

1997.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item NC035002

Type

Archival materials
Slides (photographs)

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.
AAG.GCA_ref13053
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b272b5e4-60d9-4150-b7dc-6f3602e1b25c
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210184445-1

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