Clive -- Shetland Run
- General
- Created from a barren clay development site purchased in 1991, Shetland Run is now a lush half-acre garden featuring a cascading stream, sheltering trees, and curved stone paths. Abundant annuals and perennials mixed with ornamental grasses provide striking color and form throughout the year.
- Hardscaping elements include limestone paths, stone walls, a wood deck, a stone terrace, and an extensive water feature comprised of a stream with ponds and waterfalls. An open air pavilion which provides sheltered seating serves as the focal point of the garden. Densely planted trees and shrubs provide privacy and the large water feature buffers neighborhood noise, creating a secluded environment known throughout the neighborhood as "the secret garden."
- Entities associated with the garden include: Ted Lare Design Build (landscape designer, 1991-2012).
- Provenance
- Des Moines Founders Garden Club
- Landscape designer
- Ted Lare Design Build
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Shetland Run (Clive, Iowa)
- United States of America -- Iowa -- Polk County -- Clive
- Topic
- Gardens -- Iowa -- Clive
- Provenance
- Des Moines Founders Garden Club
- Landscape designer
- Ted Lare Design Build
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Iowa
- 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 Des Moines Founders Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File IA021
- 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.
- Bibliography
- This property is featured in "A Place to Relax," in an Easy Garden Makeovers edition of Garden Gate Specials, pp. 68-79; "Think Big," by Jim Childs in Garden Gate, issue 83 (October 2008), pp. 32-37; "Garden Party helps homeless," by Jane Schorer Meisner in The Des Moines Register, June 14, 2010; and "Garden turned from drab to dazzling," by Tom Perry in the The Des Moines Register, June 16, 2010.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets, articles, and reference images of the undeveloped property and early stages of landscaping.
- 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.
