Chandor gardens foundation the focus of the chandor gardens foundation is to preserve the heritage of the gardens and work with the city of weatherford to further develop the chandor property, in keeping with douglas chandor s artistic vision. Book a guided tour led by our executive director, carol clark montgomery, the youngest of the. In this fascinating and highly informative book, christopher thacker tells the history of gardens from their origins in the natural paradises of greek myth to the present day. About chandor gardens chandor gardens captures both the ornate design of ancient chinese architecture and the elegance of a formal english garden. Chandor was fond of saying that he painted to fund his garden, according to the 2010 issue of old radleian, published by radley college in oxfordshire, england, his. Douglas the artist weatherford, tx official website. The extension demonstration gardens are located at 604 n. The chandors entertained many dignitaries in the past and mr.
Chandor gardens captures both the ornate design of ancient chinese architecture and the elegance of a formal english garden. In europe, gardening revived in languedoc and the iledefrance in the th century. Douglas chandor, an englishman who came to this country in 1926, established himself as one of the great artists of the 20th century. Chandor gardens weatherford 2020 all you need to know. The chance meeting evolved into a courtship which led to their marriage in 1934. A visit to the chandor gardens in weatherford texas.
These gardens also contain a mountain, moon gate, and various overhead arbor structures. Tourist attractions in weatherford, texas usa today. Chandor gardens newsletter april 2020 these gardens are old. The cross timbers demonstration garden was established in 2002 as a community project. Chandor gardens has a new horticulturist, as weatherford hired. Chandor gardens visitors can take a selfguided tour of the 3. The property sat vacant and the gardens went to ruins for about 25 years before it was bought by a. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. The rediscovery of descriptions of antique roman villas and gardens led to the creation of a new form of garden, the italian renaissance garden in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. An english artist and his texas garden lawrence, harold w on.
A collection of photos from our october 10th wedding at chandor gardens in weatherford,tx. What began as an artists dream in 1936 stands today as a world renowned garden. Explore the history of this north texas city at the museum of the americas. With a generous nod to two of nora ephrons books i feel bad about my. Chandor gardens captures both the ornate design of ancient chinese architecture and the elegance of a formal.
From the 30 foot manmade waterfall, to the various soothing fountains, the gardens have something new and. Douglas chandor was one of the great portrait artists of the 20th century. From a master gardner who grew up next door, this is the bigger picture. For more information on chandor gardens or to book your next special event. All the large rocks resemble rocks of similar shapes and color used throughout a scholar garden in suzhou, china, the lingering garden liu yuan, built during the ming dynasty in the 1500s.
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