History of the Hotel Del Monte's Arizona Garden
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Authors
Smith, Sheri L.
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Date of Issue
1995-12
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Abstract
In 1878-1879, Railroad magnate Charles Crocker had been impressed by the workmanship of German-born master gardener and
landscape designer Rudolph Ulrich, who had constructed extremely formal and elaborate gardens for several great
estates in the San Francisco bay area. Crocker hired Ulrich to design and oversee the installation of the grounds
and gardens of the Hotel Del Monte, with a goal of creating the same sort of garden design guests would find at a
great hotel in Europe, but, where appropriate, incorporating exotic American plants with traditional favorites.
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