English Garden Pergola - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 18.866 W 081° 40.559
17R E 435009 N 3353821
This long wisteria-covered pergola is located in the English Garden at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMQCYG
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2016
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"Upon the completion of their Tudor-style home in 1903, Arthur and Ninah Cummer engaged Michigan-based landscape architect Ossian Cole Simonds to create the first plan for their estate. Simonds’ initial scheme, with naturalistic sweeps of native trees and shrubs, enhanced the stands of majestic live oaks along the riverfront property. These plantings provided the backbone for later development.
In 1910, the Cummers decided they needed a new infusion of advice, so they turned to Philadelphia nurserymen Thomas Meehan and Sons. Meehan and his team created the basic design configuration that exists today. Rectangular in shape, with beautifully-laid brick paths alternating with grass walks, this garden space was first known as the Wisteria Garden in honor of the striking semicircular cypress-beamed pergola overlooking the St. Johns River. In later years, Ninah infused the space with azaleas and renamed it the Azalea Garden. Today it is known as the English Garden."
--Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens (
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