New Canaan -- Miscellaneous Gardens in New Canaan

Object Details

General note: The landscape is articulated with groupings and rows of lipped confers; yews, junipers, fir, and pine. Formal gardens, bordered by low clipped box are laid out on an axis. A small pool and fountain are located in the center medallion. The pool, set into the lawn, is surrounded by a low clipped hedge and perennial beds. A pond is naturalized with plantings of loose shrubs and dwarf conifers.

Nurseryman: Stephen Hoyt's Sons Co. Inc.
Collection Creator: McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948; American Rose Society

Place: United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- New Canaan; Gair (New Canaan, Connecticut)

See more items in: J. Horace McFarland Company collection; J. Horace McFarland Company collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States / Connecticut

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, J. Horace McFarland Company Collection.

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Scope and Contents note: The folder includes a catalog sheet and 10 photoprints.

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