Object Details
- General
- Within this 150-acre nature center, located only two miles from the George Washington Bridge, is a specialized three-acre habitat area. The Backyard Habitat for Wildlife is a demonstration garden of native plants selected to be both ornamental and useful to wildlife. The habitat provides four basic elements: food, water, cover, and places for creatures to raise their young. The habitat is comprised of two sections: the Gazebo Garden, which illustrates a particular design for a backyard area, and the Quarry Meadow, which displays a variety of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous natives available for habitat use. Both areas were designed to show how plants native to an area can create a sense of place, bringing beauty to gardens and benefits to wildlife. Built on the site of an old stone quarry and dump, the gardens were developed by the Garden Club of Englewood in the early 1990s with the assistance of grant funding and volunteers from other organizations. The areas were designed to be seen in all four seasons and feature such plants as native grasses, red twig dogwood, azalea, and red maples. Birds and other wild creatures make their homes in the habitat areas, providing clear evidence of the success of this demonstration garden.
- Persons associated with the garden include: Charlotte Phillips Wheeler (landscape designer, 1992-1996); Mercer W. O'Hara (horticulturist, 1992-1996); Marianthi Zikopoulos (horticulturist, 1992-1996); Lyn Scott (project manager, 1992-1996); and Louise Pitkin (designer and editor, 1992-1996).
- Landscape designer
- Wheeler, Charlotte Phillips
- Horticulturist
- O'Hara, Mercer W.
- Zikopoulos, Marianthi
- Managers
- Scott, Lyn
- Designer
- Pitkin, Louise
- Editor
- Pitkin, Louise
- Creator
- Garden Club of Englewood
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Flat Rock Brook Nature Center (Englewood, New Jersey)
- United States of America -- New Jersey -- Bergen County -- Englewood
- Topic
- Gardens -- New Jersey -- Englewood
- Landscape designer
- Wheeler, Charlotte Phillips
- Horticulturist
- O'Hara, Mercer W.
- Zikopoulos, Marianthi
- Managers
- Scott, Lyn
- Designer
- Pitkin, Louise
- Editor
- Pitkin, Louise
- Creator
- Garden Club of Englewood
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / New Jersey
- 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 NJ299
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
- 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 Suzanne Poor, "First a Prize, Then a Model Garden," The New York Times, September 13, 1992.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes a worksheet, a narrative description and history, garden plans, a plant list, and copies of articles and brochures about the garden and nature center.
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1643208220039-1643210181837-0
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