Object Details
- General
- The Leslie Harris Garden is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Established in 2014, the 0.8-acre property features a woodland garden with stream and fish pond. Approaching the house, five Hinoki False Cypress, (Chamaecyparis obtusa), a weeping ornamental cherry, two crab apple trees, and several Ilex crenata hedges are viewed on the east side of the front entrance. On the west side, a holly hedge (Ilex cornuta) lines a low stone wall that stretches the entire length of the house providing a backdrop to Azalea 'Girard's Pleasant White' and Hydrangea 'Little Lime.' Spring bulbs, self-sowing columbine (Aquilegia), Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis), and in summer Caladium complete the row of plants along the stone wall. A curving gravel path inlaid with flagstones connects the front door to the garage area. On either side of the path are perennials including Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe'), Echinacea purpurea, Rudbeckia maxima, Sedum Autumn Joy (Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'), various lilies, spring bulbs, fall asters, and Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle.' Nearby evergreens and trees are pruned in shapes of balls and lollipops. Around the back of the are walking trails through a woodland garden containing a variety of understory plants selected for their colorful waves of blooms throughout the growing season. A stream is fed by recirculating pump from a small fish pond 75 yards east of the spring house where the water flow begins. Adjacent to the pond is a small circular terrace bordered with Buxus 'Morris Dwarf.' A small kitchen garden adjacent to the house features cloches used to protect the plants from wildlife. Also nearby is a small knot garden created from boxwoods which the owner transplanted from her former Connecticut garden. Persons associated with the garden design include: Leslie Harris (designer and horticulturist, 2012- ), Tony Kline (water feature/Earth Tones Inc., 2016),a and Jon Heilbron (wall construction, 2016).
- Tony Kline designed the waterfall and bridge.Jon Heilbrun designed the gate and wall.
- Photographer
- Mellinger, Claire
- Owner
- Harris, Leslie
- Landscape designer
- Kline, Tony
- Heilbron, Jon
- Provenance
- Albemarle Garden Club
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- United States of America -- Virginia -- Albemarle County -- Charlottesville
- Leslie Harris Garden (Charlottesville, Virginia)
- Topic
- Gardens -- Virginia -- Charlottesville
- Woodland gardens
- Bridges
- Pools
- Streams
- Photographer
- Mellinger, Claire
- Owner
- Harris, Leslie
- Landscape designer
- Kline, Tony
- Heilbron, Jon
- 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.
- Custodial History
- The Albemarle Garden Club facilitated the 2022 garden submission.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File VA548
- Type
- Archival materials
- Digital images
- 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 Garden Club of Virginia Historic Garden Week April 17-24, 2021 published by Fry Communications.
- Genre/Form
- Digital images
- Scope and Contents
- 10 digital images (2020).
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1653491702790-1653493327271-0
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