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The Supplemental Kitchen Garden: Examining Historic Medicinal Gardens and Envisioning Their Framework Within Dumbarton Oaks The Supplemental Kitchen Garden: Examining Historic Medicinal Gardens and Envisioning their Framework within Dumbarton Oaks Anna Lawrence August 2, 2011 Outline Purpose & Goals Historical Analysis of Frameyard Area Historical Photos Spatial Diagrams Proposed Medicinal Garden Structure Permanent Framework Grading Medicinal Planting Diagrams St. Gall English Byzantine Pre-Columbian 1930’s 1937 1937 1935 Late 1940’s - Early 1950’s early 50’s 1960’s c.64-66 c.64-66 1970’s 1976 In 1970, the original oak fence along the Vegetable Garden border was replaced with a hedge of Osmanthus heterophyllus/osmanthus.45 Plans show that privet originally defined the northern end of the Frame yard, but by the early 1976 1960s a redwood fence was in place. Today there is a stepped stone retaining wall that may have been designed by Garden Advisory Committee member Perry Wheeler in the mid-1970s46 with an iron pole and wire system above it that hosts assorted climbing roses. Present c. 2008 c. 2008 Spatial Diagrams 1937 early 50’s c.64-66 1976 Proposed c. 2008 Exit to End of Grape Arbor Chamomile Bench Small Planting Bed Small Shade Tree Proposed Permanent Restored Retaining Wall Peony and Iris Bed Resoration of Stairs Grass Pathways Shrub Border Existing Osmanthus Shrub Brick Path Grading 119 107 123 109 108 110 111 112 121 120 118 130 113 133 122 116 114 115 131 138 135 127 132 129 128 126 136 125 124 117 134 139 137 0 10 20 40 Feet Maryland State Plane Projection. Contour Interval 1 Foot in the style of St. Gall Herbs at St Gall: Mentha piperita (Peppermint) Rosmarinus ocinalis (Rosemary) Lilium longiorum (White Lily) Salivia ocinalis (Sage) Ruta graveolens (Rue) Gladiolus communis (Cornag) Mentha pulegium (European Pennyroyal) Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek) Rosa spp. (Rose) Nasturtium ocinale (Watercress) Cuminum cyminum (Cumin) Levisticum ocinale (Lovage) Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy) Phaseolus vulgaris (Kidney Beans) Satureja montana (Savory) in an English style Herbs at St Gall: Medicinals of 16th-17th C England: Mentha piperita (Peppermint) Hellebore sp. (Hellebore) Rosmarinus ocinalis (Rosemary) Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane) Lilium longiorum (White Lily) Atropa belladonna (Belladonna) Salivia ocinalis (Sage) Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) Ruta graveolens (Rue) Daphne laureola (Spurge Laurel) Gladiolus communis (Cornag) Centaurium spp. (Centaury) Mentha pulegium (European Pennyroyal) Colchicum autumnale (Autumn Crocus) Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek) Anemone pulsatilla (Anemone) Rosa spp. (Rose) Gallium verum (Bedstraw) Nasturtium ocinale (Watercress) Arctium lappa (Burdock) Cuminum cyminum (Cumin) Gnaphalium spp. (Cottonweed) Levisticum ocinale (Lovage) Origanum dictamnus (Dittany) Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) Erigeron spp. (Fleabane) Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy) Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) Phaseolus vulgaris (Kidney Beans) Mentha pulegium (European Pennyroyal) Satureja montana (Savory) Satureja montana (Savory) in a Byzantine style Medicinals of 16th-17th C England: Medicinals from the Early Byzantine: Hellebore sp. (Hellebore) Asparagus racemusa (Asparagus) Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane) Daucus carota (Wild Carrot) Atropa belladonna (Belladonna) Lepidium latifolium (Pepperwort Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) Nepeta cataria (Catmint) Daphne laureola (Spurge Laurel) Plantago major (Wild Plantain) Centaurium spp. (Centaury) Asphodelus ramosus (St. Bernard’s lily) Colchicum autumnale (Autumn Crocus) Asphodelus albus (White Asphodel) Anemone pulsatilla (Anemone) Aristolochia clematitis (Birthwort) Gallium verum (Bedstraw) Cyperus rotundus or C. longus (Nut Grass) Arctium lappa (Burdock) Dracunculus vulgaris (Dragon Arum) Gnaphalium spp. (Cottonweed) Muscari comosum (Tassel Hyacinth) Origanum dictamnus (Dittany) Onopordon acanthium (Scotch Thistle) Erigeron spp. (Fleabane) Isatis tinctoria (Wild Woad) Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) Vaccaria pyramidata (Cow Basil) Mentha pulegium (European Pennyroyal) Dipsacus sylvestris (Teasel) Satureja montana (Savory) Papaver somniferum (Poppy) Mandragora ocinarum (Mandrake) Crocus sativus (Saron Crocus) Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) Pimpinella anisum (Anise) Ricinus communis (Castor Bean) Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane) Conium maculatum (Hemlock) Mentha pulegium (European Pennyroyal) Hellebore spp. (Hellebore) Ruta graveolens (Rue) in a Pre-Columbian style Medicinals from the Early Byzantine: Asparagus racemusa (Asparagus) Pre-Columbian Medicinals: Daucus carota (Wild Carrot) Lantana camara (Wild Sage) Lepidium latifolium (Pepperwort Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Vervain) Nepeta cataria (Catmint) Mimosa pudica (Twelve O’clock) Plantago major (Wild Plantain) Momordica charantia (Sorosi) Asphodelus ramosus (St. Bernard’s lily) Ruta graveolens (Rue) Asphodelus albus (White Asphodel) Portulaca oleracea (Purslane) Aristolochia clematitis (Birthwort) Senna alta (Shrimp Flower) Cyperus rotundus or C. longus (Nut Grass) Lippia graveolens (Oregano) Dracunculus vulgaris (Dragon Arum) Tagetes erecta (Marigold) Muscari comosum (Tassel Hyacinth) Adiantum tenerum (Maidenhair Fern) Onopordon acanthium (Scotch Thistle) Kalanchoe pinnata (Life Everlasting) Isatis tinctoria (Wild Woad) Cymbopogon citatrus (Lemon Grass) Vaccaria pyramidata (Cow Basil) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Hibiscus) Dipsacus sylvestris (Teasel) Eupatorium morifolim (Green Stick) Papaver somniferum (Poppy) Zingiber ocinale (Ginger) Mandragora ocinarum (Mandrake) Eryngium foetidum (Culantro) Crocus sativus (Saron Crocus) Lagerstroemia indica (Crepe Myrtle) Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) Rincinus communis (Castor Bean) Pimpinella anisum (Anise) Acalypha arvensis (Cancer Herb) Ricinus communis (Castor Bean) Phlebodium decumanum (Bear Paw Fern) Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane) Ocimum basilicum (Basil) Conium maculatum (Hemlock) Amaranthus dubius (Amaranth) Mentha pulegium (European Pennyroyal) Pimenta diocia (Allspice) Hellebore spp. (Hellebore) Ruta graveolens (Rue) Arvigo, Rosita and Balick, Michael. 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