Clayton -- Gardens at Fox Run

Object Details

General: Located along the St. Lawrence River, this 29-acre site has been under development as a garden since 1995. The garden owner/designer has utilized the site's natural features, such as stands of arborvitae, 200-year-old maple trees, old apple trees, and a limestone quarry, granite boulders, and a natural stream bed with limestone walls. Gardens have been developed from the main house site to the quarry area, with its garden house and plantings of perennial herbs and small delicate flowers between the rocks on top and down into the walls of the quarry. A small pond with a fountain was constructed, as well as intimate seating areas with a fountain and furniture. Old columns and urns enclose a shady section for moss and ferns. A sunny area features natural stair steps to the upper lawn and is full of colorful perennials such as phlox, echinacea, cimicifuga, Shasta daisies, and anemones. Astilbes climb the wall of the quarry along with feathery ferns and small pink sedum. Other individual gardens on the site include a waterfall garden, a gazebo garden, a meditation garden, and a kitchen garden near the house.; Persons associated with the garden include Terry Weston (gardener, 1995 to date); Dave Weston (gardener, 1995 to date); and Luke Taylor (stone artist, 2000-2006).

Place: Gardens at Fox Run (Clayton, New York); United States of America -- New York -- Jefferson County -- Clayton

See more items in: The Garden Club of America collection; The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / New York

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 St. George's Garden Club of Owings Mills, Maryland, facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.

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 Anne Raver, "A Garden Gathers Stones and Moss On a Cliff Over the St. Lawrence," New York Times, October 4, 2001. Garden has been featured in Sarah Kinbar, "Banks in Bloom," Garden Design, February/March 2003.

Scope and Contents: The folder includes worksheets, a garden plan, copies of articles about the garden, and additional information about the garden's history and design.

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.

Related Materials: Gardens at Fox Run related holdings consist of 1 folder (15 35 mm. slides (photographs))