Object Details
Landscape designer
Kennedy, Lewis
Owner
Drummond family
Collection Creator
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Sears & Wendell
Olmsted Brothers
Harvard University
American Society of Landscape Architects
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes worksheets, photocopied book excerpts, and additional information about the house and garden.
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General
The seat of the Drummond family since the 14th century, Drummond Castle is best known today for its elaborate French-inspired parterre garden, laid out in the 1830s by Lewis Kennedy, who had worked at Malmaison in France for Empress Josephine. Designed in the shape of a St. Andrew's Cross, at its heart is an unusual obelisk-shaped sundial dating to the 17th century. Other garden elements, such as fountains, terraces, urns, and statuary, indicate Italian stylistic influences. Although the garden was somewhat redesigned and simplified after World War II, it still contains much plant material reflecting its historic past, including yew hedges, individual yews, and two copper beeches planted in 1842 by Queen Victoria. The property is now under the aegis of the Grimsthorpe and Drummond Castle Trust, established in 1978 to maintain the castle, gardens, and surrounding lands.
Persons associated with the garden include the Drummond family (owners, 14th century to date) and Lewis Kennedy (landscape designer, 1830s).
Place
Drummond Castle (Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland)
United Kingdom -- Scotland -- Perthshire -- Crieff
Topic
Gardens -- Scotland -- Perthshire -- Crieff
Landscape designer
Kennedy, Lewis
Owner
Drummond family
See more items in
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / International / Scotland
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.SRS, File SCT006
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 G. Allan Little, ed., Scotland's Gardens (Edinburgh: Spurbooks in association with the Scotland's Gardens Scheme, 1981), pp. 136-139.
Garden has been featured in James Truscott, Private Gardens of Scotland (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988), pp. 122-127.
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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