Natchez -- Greenlea

Object Details

Former Title: Dixie
General: the present owners started to dig to re-work the garden site of Greenlea in the 1990s. They found brick encasing a space determined to be a remnant of an early Spanish building. Now filled with dirt, it is covered by the formal garden just off the back gallery. Formal patterns of boxwood hedges exist at the front of the house and again in the rear garden. The rear garden includes a fountain featuring an angel. The fountain sits near an outside brick wall--well-surrounded by green plant material.; Persons associated with the property include: Edward R. Templeman (builder, 1852-1853); Tom and Evelyn Hogue Ketchings (former owners, 1963); Barnett and Carolyn Serio (former owners, 1980s); Richard Thompson of Live Oak Nursery (plant selection, ca. 2000); Tab Dore (landscape architect, 2000); and Fred Fisher (landscape/garden plan update, 2000).

Place: Greenlea (Natchez, Mississippi); United States of America -- Mississippi -- Adams County -- Natchez

Topic: Gardens -- Mississippi -- Natchez; Formal gardens; Raised bed gardening

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

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 Pilgrimage Garden Club 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 featured in Mary Warren Miller and Ronald Miller, The Great Houses of Natchez (Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1986), p. 23. Garden featured in J. Wesley Cooper, Antebellum Houses of Natchez (Prattville, Alabama: Paddle Wheel Publications), p. 40. Garden featured in Nolan Nance Oliver, This Too is Natchez (New York: Hastings House, 1953), p. 23.

Scope and Contents: The folder includes a worksheet; site plans; a plant list; map; copies of images of unearthed Spanish building; and garden tour brochures.

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: Greenlea related holdings consist of 1 folder (17 35mm. slides)