Locust Dale -- Tre Sorelle

Object Details

General: The house and garden have strong Italian influences. The garden follows the Italian emphasis of a green and gray color scheme. Arborvitae is used in place of Italian cypress in order to adapt to a cooler zone. The property includes a 1 1/2 acre pond and wisteria trellises. The newest feature is an allée running between the driveway and the house.; Persons associated with the property include: John Tymoff (architect, 1998) and Michael Remorenko (landscape designer, 1998-2007).

Place: Tre Sorelle (Locust Dale, Virginia); United States of America -- Virginia -- Madison County -- Locust Dale

Topic: Formal gardens; Gardens -- Virginia -- Locust Dale; Parterres; Vegetable gardening; Raised bed gardening; Italian gardens

See more items in: The Garden Club of America collection; The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Virginia

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.

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

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Related Materials: Tre Sorelle related holdings consist of 2 folders (17 35 mm. slides (photographs) and 3 photoprints)