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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. A Garden of Roses A Garden of Roses May/31/1914 Illustration and article about "the rose garden at the residence of W. A. Pickering" at 3620 Janssen Place, "the largest rose garden in the state."
2. As Missourians Arranged Their Garden Flowers. .. As Missourians Arranged Their Garden Flowers. .. February//1962 Photos and article about the flower arrangements being made by horticulturalists of the Kansas City area for their public display at "the Kansas City Garden Center, Loose Park, Kansas City, Missouri,"...
3. Crowd in Shelter House Crowd in Shelter House 1922 Looking east at unidentified crowd in Shelter House Number 1 and flower gardens.
4. Douglas and Catherine Niedt: Kansas City, Missouri Douglas and Catherine Niedt: Kansas City, Missouri June-July//1996 Photos and article about the flower garden bordering the swimming pool at the Kansas City residence of Douglas Niedt and his wife Catherine Niedt.
5. Flower & Garden's Own Garden Flower & Garden's Own Garden January-February//1989 Photos, illustrations, and article about the demonstration gardens for the Flower & Garden magazine, starting at the home of the magazine's "founder and original publisher," John Tillotson in Leawood,...
6. Flowers near Pool Flowers near Pool 12-Jun-32 Petunias and Lotus flowers near pool, viewed from north, at the residence of John Deere Velie, 1228 Santa Fe Road. Velie was a manager at the John Deere Company in Kansas City.
7. Frank Lauder Autochrome Collection Frank Lauder Autochrome Collection ca.1931-1942 The collection consists of 1402 color, glass negative autochrome images of Kansas City residences and gardens; some city views, including parks, statues, fountains, and other landmarks; and pictures of...
8. Garden Gift Garden Gift September 2003 The Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden at 4800 Rockhill Road, with approximately 380 different perennials, 40 types of shrubs and more than 45 types of trees, is free to the public.
9. Gardens and Gardeners in Westport Gardens and Gardeners in Westport September 1979 Review of the private and public gardens of Westport, including flower gardens, with photos.
10. Gardens out of Crinoline Gardens out of Crinoline August//1936 Photos and article about the flower gardens, landscaping, and fountains at Kansas City residences, including those of J. C. Nichols, Gordon Beaham, Mrs. Homer Reed, and George Collette.
11. Helen Lea: Seeking Nature's Serenity Helen Lea: Seeking Nature's Serenity October 2001 Photo and biographical article about artist Helen Jones Lea, or Helen Lea, a painter of her own flower gardens. Raised in Kansas City and starting out with Hallmark Cards.
12. Indoor Gardening: When Indoor Plants Go Out Indoor Gardening: When Indoor Plants Go Out July//1993 Photo and article about the "40-foot pergola" built by gardener Louanna Simmons of Kansas City at her house for her houseplants.
13. Iris and Phlox Iris and Phlox 26-Apr-33 Garden at the residence of Harry C. Alley, president of Rankin-Benedict Underwriting Co., 1414 Stratford Road.
14. Kansas City Flower, Lawn & Garden Show Kansas City Flower, Lawn & Garden Show June 17, 1905 File contains a program or booklet on the 1995 Kansas City Flower, Lawn & Garden Show presented by the Kansas City Parks & Recreation Department.
15. Kansas City Women of Independent Minds Kansas City Women of Independent Minds 1992 Biographical sketch of Ethel Ingalls Blair, or Ethel Blair (1868-1958), gardener and landscaper "[t]ransform[ing] the weedy, untended grounds of the Grace and Holy Trinity Church" at 13th and Broadway...
16. Kansas City Women of Independent Minds Kansas City Women of Independent Minds 1992 Photo and bio of Laura Conyers Smith, or Laura Smith (1882-1968), founder of "a municipal rose garden" at Loose Park in 1965 "officially renamed the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden." Native of...
17. Kansas City, KS, Carnival Park Kansas City, KS, Carnival Park Postcard of the roller skating rink of Carnival Park in Kansas City, Kansas
18. Loose Memorial Flagpole Loose Memorial Flagpole 1920 Rooftop view, looking east, of unidentified crowd on grounds east of flower gardens and park entrance; also shows Loose Memorial Flagpole.
19. Marvin Gardens Marvin Gardens September-October//1998 Photos and article about the flower garden and landscaping at the residence of retired Kansas City engineer Marvin Snyder with several types of conifers, etc.
20. Massey Holmes Massey Holmes Photo and multiple articles about Mrs. Massey Holmes, a "Kansas City painter" especially of flowers at her residential "garden at 1040 West [53rd Street]" in 1930.