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I ’m not sure I totally grasp the content of the Smithsonian’sArchive of American Gardensbut here ’s what I conglomerate so far , from a talk I heard on the subject and labor into their web site . A big honking appeal of garden photos was donated to the Smithsonian by theGarden Club of Americain 1992 . The nightspot had started the archive back in ’ 87 , and since the transferral , they ’re still adding to the assembling by snap and document contemporary gardens . The collection let in gardens across North America and Europe , both private and public , and many by famous designers .
What ’s in it , so far
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How to Access?Over 24,000 digitized images from the Arhives are in public available in theSmithsonian ’s online catalog . The record are also release in theSmithsonian ’s Collection Search center .
recite YOUR Garden Story!A new section of the Archive is a assemblage of garden story that they ’re callingA Community of Gardens , is an experiment in participatory digital collecting . Not part of the Archives but similar in its quest to conglomerate and preserve stories of America ’s gardening heritage . I heard story - collector David Quick and Kate Fox speak about it atRooting DCthis month , saying they were using President Grant funds from the DC Humanities Council to hire interviewers to hoard mass ’s garden story . ( Here ’s a transcriptof an audience about an urban garden with bees , with the audio link embedded . pitiful to see , no photos – yet . ! ) They ’ve interviewed 34 people so far , all food gardener , some in community garden , some horticulture in their own yards . Community of Gardens is in its genus Beta phase angle , so a employment in progress .
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The project will also include high - calibre images , videos and story from gardener across the country . The stories they ’re looking for might cover : why you garden , what draw you to it , personal stories of all type . From theFAQs : What make a honest story?A good garden story could be anything!Do you have memory of a garden grown by your mother or father ? Grandmother or grandad ? How has a garden helped make for your family or community nigher together ? Is there a garden lineament , plant , or flower that brings back vivid computer storage ? A skilful story tells us about the gardens and green quad that matter to YOU . storey can be tell with images , audio , and video recording , too .
Image from the Archive of American Gardens
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