![]() ![]() This book is an excellent companion to a stroll through the garden for any lover of plants and landscape architecture, and any fan of Farrand’s garden design. While she provides suggestions for alternative plantings, strictures concerning pruning and replacement, and exposition of the overall concept that underlies each detail, Jonathan Kavalier’s thoughtful commentary provides context for changes that have affected new plant choices for the gardens, such as new, disease resistant cultivars and recognition that some plants are now considered invasive. To commemorate the 100 th anniversary of the Gardens, and in conjunction with the Farrand’s 150 th birthday, this new edition contains updated commentary and new contemporary and historical photography, showing the gardens in all their current beauty and as they were conceived and created.Īccompanying the original plant lists, Farrand’s text carefully explains the reasoning behind her plan for each of the gardens and shares how each should be cared for in order that its basic character should remain intact. The Holding Garden, to the northwest of the grounds, was designated to hold the plant stock for the historic cottage gardens while the greenhouse (ca.1957) was rehabilitated.The Plant Book for Dumbarton Oaks was prepared by Beatrix Farrand as a resource for those charged with maintenance of the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens following their acquisition by Harvard University in 1941. Using Mary Alice Roche’s detailed 1962 planting plan of the Terrace Garden (published in Flower Grower: The Home Garden Magazine), as well as a copy of Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide for reference, the work continued from 2008 to 2012. Location: Hyde Park, NY Significance: Garden Design by Beatrix Farrand Designation: National Register of Historic Places The walled garden at Bellefield is a delight for the senses by one of America’s most celebrated landscape architects, Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959). The first phase of the work dealt with the Terrace Garden and began in 2007. In 2007 the Society commissioned a Cultural Landscape Report from the Cambridge landscape architecture firm Pressley Associates, which undertook a detailed site history, assessment of integrity and significance, a detailed plant inventory, and treatment recommendations. One of the Society’s primary goals was to rehabilitate the gardens as an example of one of Farrand’s most intimate designs. ![]() In 2003, when the Beatrix Farrand Society acquired the Garland Farm from its last private owner, the overall character of the garden had begun to deteriorate. THE last home and garden of the landscape gardener Beatrix Farrand, an intimate retreat she created here in 1955 at the age of 83, has long gone unnoticed, even by. The current effort has also reintroduced violets near Farrand’s stone bench, as well as bergenia, iberis, blue-green dwarf iris foliage, white cranesbill, and dianthus.Ī 1957 Sketchplan of the Asian Garden within the Entrance Garden by Beatrix Farrand - Image from Beatrix Farrand Society The pruning of boxwoods and rhododendrons, and the removal of ahistorical plant materials led to the discovery of an original lettered stone buried near the entrance. This second phase of work began with extensive repairs to the Farrand-Wing building, rehabilitation of the historic fence, and the resetting of the lichen-covered stepping stones forming the paths through the garden. ![]() The plan (shown below) is a sketch of a rectilinear plot consisting of two gardens-one Asian-inspired and the other with native plantings. Led by botanist Brenda Les, the Entrance Garden rehabilitation focuses on the design and replacement of the landscape’s historic plants in accord with Farrand’s original 1957 Entrance Garden Plan. These rooms are a remnant of one of the historic estates that now comprise the campus, offering opportunities for quiet study and intimate conversation. The current work follows on an earlier project to rehabilitate the Terrace Garden, another important component of Farrand’s design. Beatrix Farrand Garden The formal sequence of rock walled rooms behind Kaelber Hall was created by the celebrated garden designer, Beatrix Farrand in 1928. The cottage-style four-season gardens are a significant example of her work and bring together key elements that Farrand favored, including intimacy, sophisticated plantings, and appropriateness for a domestic dwelling. The project is part of a larger effort to renew the landscape to reflect the design of pre-eminent landscape architect Beatrix Farrand, who resided at the 4.9-acre farm, her last home, from 1955 until her death in 1959. The rehabilitation of the Entrance Garden at Garland Farm in Bar Harbor, Maine, is entering its final phase. ![]()
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