West Hartford -- Seedy Reyns Garden
- General
- This approximately one-third acre property and Cape Cod style house built in 1956 has been gardened by one owner since 1973. Professional design help was sought when a swimming pool and pool house were added in 1978. Beds with flowering shrubs, perennials, and bulbs encircle the house, mature and specimen trees stand further away; and flowers, vegetables, and herbs are grown each year in raised beds behind the house. A koi pond with a circulating fountain was added off the patio circa 2004. Trees on the property include pink and white dogwood, Japanese black pine, Norway spruce, kousa dogwood, holly, Japanese maple, hinoki cypress, weeping cherry, juniper, and weeping larch. Garden ornaments include small bird statues, birdhouses and feeders, birdbaths, and a small fountain set in boulders. The pool house is called Chateau Beyond.
- Persons associated with the garden include: Robert (Bob) Powell, landscape designer and gardener (circa 1978-2016).
- Landscape designer
- Powell, Robert P.
- Provenance
- Connecticut Valley Garden Club
- Garden Club of Hartford
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Seedy Reyns Garden (West Hartford, Connecticut)
- United States of America -- Connecticut -- Hartford County -- West Hartford
- Topic
- Gardens -- Connecticut -- West Hartford
- Landscape designer
- Powell, Robert P.
- Provenance
- Connecticut Valley Garden Club
- Garden Club of Hartford
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- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Connecticut
- 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 Garden Club of Hartford and the Connecticut Valley Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File CT752
- 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.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets and other information.
- 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.
