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Show The nineteenth century settler had neither the time, interest, or means for an ornamental garden. ~hen Brigham Young occupied the Beehive House the present garden was a part of the larger estate, with only cherry trees and garden vegetables. 1, 2 From the 1930's to 1969 the area surrounding tbehouse was lawn and shrubbery. In 1969 the garden was relandscaped by Peter Lassig into the style of a Victorian cottage garden. Even though the garden is not original to the house, it is authentic to the time period. The wall surrounded the estate and then was later cut 3 and moved in to widen state street. 4, 5 The garden includes two lilac trees planted by Lucy Decker Young in 1853 and are 130 years old. 6 Also in the garden is the Nauvoo Rose, brought across the plains in a teapot and planted on Temple Square until 1981 when it was transplanted to the Beehive House Gardens. 7 An attempt has been made to keep the theme of the planting to herbs, favorites of the nineteenth century, and native Utah plants. The structures in the garden also add to the mood: 8 The wrought iron fence 9 The lamp posts 10 The original hand water pump 11 The arbor 12 A stone step from one of Brigham Young's other houses with the inscription "B. Y. 1855". |
