Object Details
Creator
Buxton, J. Stewart , Mrs.
Buxton, J. Stewart
Hager, William P.
Hollerith family
Collection Creator
Hollerith family
Collection Photographer
Hollerith, Lucia Beverly, 1891-1982
Collection Creator
Hollerith, Herman, 1860-1929
Collection Photographer
Hollerith, Nannie Talcott, 1898-1985
Hollerith, Virginia
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Georgetown Garden Club
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Hollerith Family Slide Collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes worksheets and book excerpts.
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General
Designed by landscape architect William P. Hager, this garden was established when the home was remodeled in 1965. Featured on the 1972 tours of the Garden Club of America 59th annual meeting, the property features an entance courtyard surrounded by a low brick wall and a holly hedge, and a private back garden which is divided into lower and upper garden areas. The private garden levels are delineated by a curved redwood fence with brick steps leading from the lower main garden to the upper wild garden. As described in 1971, included in the garden areas are a rose garden, a wildflower garden, and a work and storage area where the compost heap is located.
Original plantings included espaliered dwarf fruit trees growing against the house, azaleas, and many varieties of hollies. In the mid-1980s a number of plantings were added to the garden including a blackgum tree, a sugar maple, a European hornbeam, and additions to the rose garden to include 40 different varieties.
This garden was originally documented as an unidentified garden in the Hollerith Family slide collection. An update of the garden documentation was provided in 2012.
Persons associated with the property include: Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Buxton (former owners, 1936-2003); Nelson and Andrew Kilpatrick (former owners, 2003-2010); and William P. Hager (landscape architect, 1965).
Place
Buxton Garden (Memphis, Tennessee)
United States of America -- Tennessee -- Shelby County -- Memphis
Topic
Gardens -- Tennessee -- Memphis
Creator
Buxton, J. Stewart , Mrs.
Buxton, J. Stewart
Hager, William P.
Hollerith family
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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 Little Garden Club of Memphis facilitated the update of this garden's documentation.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.HOL, File TN008
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
This garden was featured in the Garden Club of America 59th Annual Meeting pamphlet of 1972, and in Gardens of the American South by John Wedda, Richmond, Va.: Westover Pub. Co., 1971, p. 135.
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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