Object Details
Former owner
Trowbridge, C. H.
Nichols, Charles
Russell, Helen
Proudfit, Isabel
Niles, Mrs.
Anthony, Carol
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 a worksheet with an abbreviated garden plan and photocopies of articles about the garden.
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General
Situated on three acres, this garden, which was established in 1983, reflects the creativity and ingenuity of its artist-owners. A whimsical cottage garden is enclosed by a rustic fence of branches and saplings. Overflowing beds of vegetables, herbs, and annuals are in a geometric layout between used-brick paths. A vine-covered pergola and a retractable awning between a gazebo and its twin shed shade the outdoor dining area. The raised pool with wood siding and edging, fences, outbuildings, twig gates, scarecrows, sculpture, and plant pots were all created by the artist-owners. An old stone wall and steps lead to mixed borders (fragrant flowering shrubs and fruit trees, perennials and annuals) on each side of a path, forming a contrasting garden area around the house, while another stone wall defines the west boundary of the property.
Persons associated with the garden include: C. H. Trowbridge (former owner); Charles Nichols, (former owner, ca. 1895); Helen Russell (former owner); Isabel Proudfit (former owner, ca. 1935); Mrs. Niles (former owner, ca. 1940); and Carol Anthony (former owner, ca. 1981).
Place
Maddygreen (Washington, Connecticut)
United States of America -- Connecticut -- Litchfield County -- Washington
Topic
Gardens -- Connecticut -- Washington.
Former owner
Trowbridge, C. H.
Nichols, Charles
Russell, Helen
Proudfit, Isabel
Niles, Mrs.
Anthony, Carol
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
Washington Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File CT207
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.
Bibliography
Garden has been featured in Timothy Mawson, The Garden Room: Bringing Nature Indoors (New York: Clarkson Potter, 1994), pp. 50-55.
Garden has been featured in Tovah Martin and Richard Brown, "The Magic of a Twilight Garden: Lilies by Lantern Light," Victoria, April 1997, pp. 96-99.
Garden has been featured in Craig Summers Black and Mark Kane, "Simply Charming," Better Homes and Gardens, July 1997, pp. 123-128.
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.
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Record ID
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