Object Details
- General
- This property is featured many times in Southern Living magazine: "Right Out Back" by Rebecca Bull Read, March 2009, and in 2010, April 2013 and 2015 photograph; Southern Living Everyday Gardening: Smart Design*Simple Landscape ideas*Best Plants and Flowers by Editors of Southern Living Magazine, published by Paperback Oxmoor, March 1, 2011; "Local Garden Club Meets to Help Beautify Community", published in The Chronicle, April 17, 2012.
- The Harlow Garden was started in 1994 by building a 6.5 by 16 foot raised bed in a sunny location on their three and one-half acre property. The soil was amended with peat moss, aged chicken manure, and local rich dirt and planted for three seasons of vegetables: lettuces, peas and cole crops in spring, summer tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and squash, and fall greens and more cole crops. In succeeding years additional raised beds were built and flowers and herbs as well as more varieties of vegetables were planted. The beds are edged in treated pine or Arkansas field stone and the entire plot is fenced in post and whitewashed planks with hog wire at ground level to keep the dogs out. There are two decorative scarecrows, and outside the fence a perennial flower bed with a birdbath, a rose garden planted with hybrid teas, and a greenhouse for starting seeds. The garden is tended year round and continues to provide food in the warm climate. There are two compost bins, with spent plants loaded into one, processed, and the compost turned out of the other bin twice each year to improve the soil. In addition to vegetables within the fenced garden there are several varieties of sunflowers, a short bed dedicated to herbs, a clump of lemon grass for texture and visual interest, and zinnias, marigolds and nasturtium for more color. The vegetable assortment has increased to include cucumbers and French beans on supports, rhubarb and Swiss chard, beets, onions and garlic. Persons associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Boyd (former owners, 1936- ); First Baptist Church (former owner, dates unknown); Dr. Phil Nelson (former owner, dates unknown); Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Nichols (former owners, -1994); Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Harlow (owners, 1994- ).
- Provenance
- Laurel Garden Club
- Owner
- Harlow, Eugene
- Harlow, Jan
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- United States of America -- Mississippi -- Jones -- Laurel
- Harlow Garden (Laurel, Mississippi)
- Topic
- Gardens -- Mississippi -- Laurel
- Provenance
- Laurel Garden Club
- Owner
- Harlow, Eugene
- Harlow, Jan
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Mississippi
- 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 Laurel Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File MS073
- 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
- This property is featured many times in Southern Living magazine: "Right Out Back" by Rebecca Bull Read, March 2009, and in 2010, April 2013 and 2015 photograph; Southern Living Everyday Gardening: Smart Design*Simple Landscape ideas*Best Plants and Flowers by Editors of Southern Living Magazine, published by Paperback Oxmoor, March 1, 2011; "Local Garden Club Meets to Help Beautify Community", published in The Chronicle, April 17, 2012.
- Scope and Contents
- 18 digital images (2013) and 1 file folder.
- 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-1643208220039-1643210181397-2
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