Pottersville -- Bird Haven Farm
- General
- Harriet Adams created the gardensat Bird Haven formal garden spaces lined with boxwood on the west side of the house and dug the pond at the base of a field. The current owners hired Caruncho in order to create a medieval-inspired farm village. Positioned on a hillside, the buildings sit in the center of the property surrounded by fields, orchards, bog gardens, a swimming pool, and tea house.
- Persons and firms associated with the property include: Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (former owner, ?-1982); Fernando Caruncho (landscape architect, 2003); Lisa Stammy and Dale Boomer (landscape designers of begetable garden, 2003); and Penn Reynolds (landscape designer of bog garden, 2006).
- Former owner
- Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer
- Landscape architect
- Caruncho, Fernando
- Provenance
- Rumson Garden Club
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Bird Haven Farm (Pottersville, New Jersey)
- Topic
- Gardens -- New Jersey -- Pottersville
- Vegetable gardening
- Bogs
- Woodland gardens
- Walled gardens
- Former owner
- Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer
- Landscape architect
- Caruncho, Fernando
- Provenance
- Rumson Garden Club
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / New Jersey
- 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.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File NJ500
- 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
- Garden featured in Anne Raver, "Clearing the View," in The New York Times, 2005 October 20.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes a worksheet and copies of articles.
- 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.
