Sonnenberg Gardens is located in Canandaigua, south of Rochester, New York. At the time Charles Zoller took this photograph (sometime between 1907-1932) it was still possible to see the head of Canandaigua Lake to the south. The mansion was built as a summer home for wealthy banker E.E. Thompson of New York City in 1887. For the convenience of his many guests, Thompson paid for a state of the art railroad station to be constructed in the small city ion western New York.
"Along with 17 other structures across the 50-acre property, the estate boasts nine formal gardens representing many cultures and historic periods including 12th-century Asia, 4th-century Rome and the French Renaissance. A 20-acre arboretum of rare and exotic trees, plants and unique landscapes stretches across the grounds, while a Lord & Burnham wood-and-glass greenhouse complex of the Victorian period features varieties of orchids, succulents, tropical plants and flowers, as well as vegetables." - Finger Lakes Visitors Connection.
2 comments:
I've only just come across you and your blogs, having seen a comment of yours elsewhere.
Interesting indeed.
I felt inspired to reply to this post because I would love to be able to visit a garden where gardening throughout the ages is a feature. Ancient Asian gardens, and a Roman garden would absolutely fascinate me.
We still have Renaissance gardens in Europe, but even so, a renaissance garden following strict rules, how marvellous. One could people these gardens with figures from the period and give them life.
Ah well, I'd better stop drooling.
Welcome, Friko. Here is the website for more: www.sonnenberg.org
There is a hospital located i one of the buildings. If one has to be hospitalized, what beautiful surroundings.
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