Secret Gardens of the Flower City More Gardens: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Eastman House | Enlarge picture   Sonnenberg Gardens | Enlarge picture       The Eastman House Garden Four of the gardens created and enjoyed by Kodak founder George Eastman (1854-1932) are in full bloom at George Eastman House. The largest is the Schuyler C. Townson Terrace Garden (pictured), which Mr. Eastman used for entertaining guests and for Kodak press conferences. Alongside Thomas Edison, he introduced Kodacolor (color motion-picture film) to the world from this garden in July 1928. The Townson Terrace Garden has been restored to the way it was in Mr. Eastman's day — using photographs, samples, and detailed records — and includes a variety of plantings, a pool filled with gold fish, a mile of boxwood, a wisteria-covered pergola, and two 17th-century Venetian wellheads. The three other gardens on the 12-acre property are not fully restored but do appear the way they did during Mr. Eastman's time of residence, from 1905 to 1932. These gardens are the Rock Garden, the Library Garden, and the West Garden, the latter boasting a stone loggia and original lion-head fountain.   The Sonnenberg Gardens Sonnenberg Gardens is a beautiful Victorian mansion and gardens, located at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region in Upstate New York. Formerly the summer home of Canandaigua benefactors Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson, Sonnenberg (German for "sunny hill") is open to the public. There are many formal historic gardens in all at Sonnenberg. They include a Japanese Garden, a Blue and White Garden, a Pansy Garden, a Rose Garden, an Italian Garden, a rock Garden and an Old-fashioned Garden.   The Brown Garden | Enlarge picture The Yancey Garden | Enlarge picture   The Brown Garden The Brown Garden was designed by the famous landscape artist, Alling De Forest. This garden was first created in 1931 and although the Browns have tried to keep it true to its original spirit, many things have changed over the years. "Because the yard is shaded as a result of several Norway maples that grew up on the other side of the wall," Pete Brown, Owner, said, "we had to change the mix to bring back the full plantings." The Yancey Garden This garden was designed by the Pittsford landscape artist, Fletcher Steele. He referred to this garden as a small garden. Steele worked on this garden for 52 years, starting in 1915. Because the original owner, Charlotte Whitney Allen, did not like flowers, this garden is a collection of textures, shapes and hues of green. When Geff Yancey bought this residence five years ago, he says "it was in very very good shape. The people between me and Charlotte [Whitney Allen] were very meticulous about taking care of it." More Gardens: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 |