Informal Gardens
The Lilac Circle
In the northeast corner of the property is a small circular garden that Farrand designed to be surrounded by lilacs and filled with Lily-of-the-valley and daylilies. When the lilacs began to fail in the 1950s, landscape architect Alden Hopkins replaced them with camellias and the name of the garden became Camellia Circle. But in the 1990s when the camellias failed to thrive, the gardeners chose a Korean lilac, 'Miss Kim', which is more tolerant of the circle's growing conditions, and the garden is now planted with a mix of lilacs, spring bulbs, annuals, and perennials.
Further Information
The South Front
- South Side of the House
- South Lawn
- The Garden Library and Ribbon Walk
- East Lawn
- R Street Walk
- The Terrior Column and Enclosure
Enclosed Gardens
- The Orangery
- The Green Garden
- The Star Garden
- The North Vista
- The Swimming Pool and Loggia
- The Pebble Garden
- The Beech Terrace
- The Urn Terrace
- The Rose Garden
- The Fountain Terrace
- The Arbor Terrace
- The Box Walk
- The Ellipse