Object Details
Former owner
Klingman, Terry
Klingman, Cecily
Landscape designer
Treesinger, Jaen
Architect
Leventhal, Michael
Landscape designer
Arner, Aranz
Christiansen, Cheri
Provenance
Woodside-Atherton 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, garden plans and maps, photo copies of articles, and plant lists.
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General
The gardens at Harmony Woods were planted over a series of twenty years. The informal gardens are located on ten acres, with six of them located within redwood forests. The gardens grow under a canopy of coastal redwoods, which are only found natively in the United States along the coastal northwest corridor. The gardens exist in a temperate micro-climate. The emphasis of the garden plantings is focused on rhododendron species (over 300 species) and conifers (over 200 species) along with an additional focus on maples and ferns. These are comingled with a vast array of rare and companion plants in over thirty beds forming a cohesive whole. Water is uniquely integrated into the landscape. Two natural streams border the property to the north and south. Constructed in 2006-2007, a stream, waterfalls and a stone bridge are all located within the garden area. The field stone, not quarried rock, has been laid without visible seams. Driftwood and metal artifacts are displayed throughout the garden.
The Craftsman-style house was built by the first owners of the property in the 1980s who wanted a house built that opened up to the meadow and redwood forest.
The garden is open to the public because horticultural education is an important part of the gardens at Harmony Woods. Research, mapping, and cataloging are of vital significance to the gardens. All the plants are labeled with their botanical names so that a visitor can learn from the garden while enjoying the collection for its surface beauty.
The Garden at Harmony Woods has been featured on numerous garden tours and fundraisers including The Garden Conservancy Open Days tour and the American Rhododendron Society, among others.
Persons associated with the garden include: Cecily and Terry Klingman (former owners, 1980-1992), Michael Leventhal (architect, 1980-1981) and Jaen Treesinger (landscape designer, 1992-2000), Franz Arner and Cheri Christiansen (waterfall and bridge designer, 2006-2007).
Cheri Christiansen and Aranz Arner designed the waterfall and bridge.
Place
The Gardens at Harmony Woods (Mendocino, California)
United States of America -- California -- Mendocino -- Mendocino
Topic
Gardens -- California -- Mendocino
Former owner
Klingman, Terry
Klingman, Cecily
Landscape designer
Treesinger, Jaen
Architect
Leventhal, Michael
Landscape designer
Arner, Aranz
Christiansen, Cheri
Provenance
Woodside-Atherton 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 Woodside-Atherton Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File CA536
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 "A Redwood Retreat", featured in HGTV's "Grow It" with Jeff Cox, 1999.
Garden has been featured in Conifer Quarterly, Vol. 29, No. 2, Spring 2012, "Living With Nature Through Gentle Guidance", pages 6-8.
Garden has been featured in American Rhododendron Society, Noyo Chapter Newsletter, November 2011.
Garden has been featured in American Rhododendron Society, Eureka Chapter, April 2009.
Garden has been featured in American Rhododendron Society, California Chapter, 2010.
Garden has been featured in Spring Home & Garden, Thursday March 27, 2008, page 5.
Garden has been featured in Summer Home & Garden, Thursday June 21, 2012, page 3.
Garden has been featured in "A Passion for Rhododendrons" a film made in 2008 for the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens which included the Gardens at Harmony Woods. Film makers are Carmen Goodyear and Laurie York.
Home featured in "Fine Homebuilding, Great Houses, Craftsman-style Houses", Taunton Press, 1991, pages 59-63.
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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