Fair Haven -- Waterside

Object Details

General: Located on one half acre, this garden uses every bit of land to its fullest. Tucked snuggly on a hillside overlooking a pond and river, landscape designers William and Sarah Bahr and Sandy Henning have used stairs, fences, retaining walls, rockwork, terraces and walkways in their designs and added naturalized and foundation plantings, containers and flower beds along the steep slope that descends from the house to the pond below.; Persons associated with this garden are Wopat (former owner, prior to 1995); Kristen and Ronald Grey (1995); Jim and Michael Joy (former owners, 1999-2004); William and Sarah Bahr (landscape designers, 2001); Steven J. Gassert (architect, 2001) and Sandy Henning (landscape designer, 2004).

Former owner: Jay, Jim; Jay, Michael; Grey, Kristen; Grey, Ronald; Bahr, William; Bahr, Sarah; Henning, Sarah
Provenance: Rumson Garden Club
Collection Creator: Garden Club of America

Place: Waterside (Fair Haven, New Jersey); United States of America -- New Jersey -- Monmouth County -- Fair Haven

Former owner: Jay, Jim; Jay, Michael; Grey, Kristen; Grey, Ronald; Bahr, William; Bahr, Sarah; Henning, Sarah
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.

Custodial History: The Rumson Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.

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.

Scope and Contents: The folder includes worksheets, site plans, and other information.

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: Waterside related holdings consist of 1 folder (5 slides (photographs))