Object Details
Garden designer
Middlebrook, Georgia
Former owner
Pomroy, Ted
Hammond, John S.
Hollister, Sherman
Provenance
Washington 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 and a drawing of the feautures of the garden.
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Middlebrook Farm.
General
The gardens of Sprain Brook Farm, surround a home built in 1750. Established in 1970, the gardens have evolved over time to complement the farm house and barn on the property. Garden features include a silver foliage herb garden growing around a sundial, a crow's foot pattern Colonial garden, a salad garden under a pair of espaliered pear trees, an old rose garden near a pond, and a large perennial border.
The garden also features a number of Bill Heise metal sculptures and five bridges over waterways.
The garden has been featured on The Garden Conservancy tours.
Persons associated with the garden include: Sherman Hollister (dates unknown), John S. Hammond (dates unknown), Theodore Pomeroy (dates unknown), Georgia Middlebrook (garden designer, 1970-present).
Place
Sprain Brook Farm (Washington, Connecticut)
United States of America -- Connecticut -- Washington
Topic
Gardens -- Connecticut -- Washington.
Garden designer
Middlebrook, Georgia
Former owner
Pomroy, Ted
Hammond, John S.
Hollister, Sherman
Provenance
Washington Garden Club
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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.
Custodial History
The Washington Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File CT138
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
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