Object Details
Creator
Ladew, Harvey Smith
Trustees Of The Ladew Topiary
Architect
O'Connor, James
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref14875
General
Harvey S. Ladew bought the property and spent the following years developing his topiary garden. Ladew was born in the Long Island Hunt country in 1886 and decided to move to he Maryland Hunt Country in 1929 and died in 1976.
Place
Maryland -- Monkton
United States of America -- Maryland -- Harford County -- Monkton
Pleasant Valley Farm (Monkton, Maryland)
Topic
Spring
Flowering trees
Dogwoods
Box
Foundation planting
Houses
Creator
Ladew, Harvey Smith
Trustees Of The Ladew Topiary
Architect
O'Connor, James
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Maryland / MD150: Monkton -- Ladew Topiary Gardens
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.)
Date
1976
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item MD150022
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_ref14875
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AAG.GCA
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210180405-1