Richmond -- Berkshire Garden

Object Details

General: A brick Colonial-style residence, the Kibler House sits in roughly the center of a rectangular quarter-acre plot in a well-established Richmond neighborhood. Its east-facing front yard, which is indistinguishable from most of the other yards int he area, is severely planted with grass, six American boxwoods as foundation plants, and one crepe myrtle. The back yard servers as a pleasure garden and horticultural laboratory. It is entirely enclosed by an iron fence supported by brick footings and a series of piers. Other areas of the property include a circular courtyard, a cruciform brick path edged by English box, a small shrub and tree border, summer house, and vegetable patch.; Persons associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jones (former owners, 1949-1953); and Robert D. Kibler (garden designer and gardener, mid-1980s-present).

Place: Berkshire Garden (Richmond, Virginia); United States of America -- Virginia -- Richmond County -- Richmond

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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Scope and Contents: The folder includes a work sheet, site plans, narrative description, and plant lists.

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.

Related Materials: Berkshire Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (11 35 mm. slides)