Object Details
- General
- This garden has been designed by one of its owners and has been under development since the early 1980s. The site features a raised garden with flowering shrubs, trees, and perennials; espaliered fruit trees; roses on a pergola; and even a chicken coop. The plantings are salt tolerant because of the garden's location near the Atlantic coast.
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Sorensen Garden (Rumson, New Jersey)
- United States of America -- New Jersey -- Monmouth County -- Rumson
- Topic
- Gardens -- New Jersey -- Rumson
- 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 NJ209
- 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 House and Garden, January 1983. Garden has been featured in Garden Design, Spring 1985. Garden has been featured in Elvin McDonald, House Beautiful; Outdoor Living & Gardens (New York: Hearst Books, 1990). Garden has been featured in Leslie Garisto, Backyard Secrets of the Garden Experts (Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 1999). Garden has been featured in Kenneth Druse, The Natural Garden (New York: C. N. Potter, 1989). Garden has been featured in Anne Raver, [article], The New York Times (May 8, 2003).
- Scope and Contents
- The folders include worksheets and related materials.
- 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-1643208220039-1643210182275-2
