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Lafayette -- Private Garden

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Lafayette -- Private Garden
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Object Details

Sculptor

Pepper, Beverly
Smith, Tony, 1912-1980
Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970
Shapiro, Joel

Landscape architect

Eckbo, Garrett
Lutsko, Ron

Sculptor

Chadwick, Lynn, 1914-

Garden designer

Green, Isabella

Landscape architect

Lutsko Associates

Provenance

Orinda 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 work sheet, narrative descriptions of slides, and copy of landscape plan.
sova.aag.gca_ref24220

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67158a686-3d2b-49c1-9e4e-ac5cc0ce9531

General

Designed in 1992, the garden incorporates water features, modern sculpture, and native plants. Water is essential to this garden, bringing a feeling of freshness, renewal and tranquility. Plants noted for their fragrance surround each doorway. The garden design is inspired from the owner's travels to England and the Alhambra in Spain. The plant material in the garden features native plants and other species that have naturalized in the area.
Persons and organizations associated with the property: Edith Garrett (former owner); Ron Lutsko (landscape architect); Garrett Eckbo (landscape architect); Joel Shapiro (sculptor, "Walking on Water"); Beniamino Bufano (sculptor, "Hedge Hog"); Beverly Pepper (front door, 1992, falling water wall); Deborah Butterfield (sculptor, horse); Isabella Green (garden designer, vegetable garden and water rill design); Kei Davis (sculptor); and Tony Smith (sculptor, black geometric sculpture in entry courtyard).

Place

Private Garden (Lafayette, California)
United States of America -- California -- Contra Costa County -- Lafayette

Topic

Gardens -- California -- Lafayette

Sculptor

Pepper, Beverly
Smith, Tony, 1912-1980
Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970
Shapiro, Joel

Landscape architect

Eckbo, Garrett
Lutsko, Ron

Sculptor

Chadwick, Lynn, 1914-

Garden designer

Green, Isabella

Landscape architect

Lutsko Associates

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / California

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 CA446

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.

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.

Related Materials

Private Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (10 35 mm. slides)
AAG.GCA_ref24220
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67158a686-3d2b-49c1-9e4e-ac5cc0ce9531
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210176418-1

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