Anne and Robert Heckel
Staircase Garden
Heckel
Plant List
The breathtaking staircase and terrace garden in Mount
Holyoke College’s 1904 Garden is named in
honor of Anne Pitt Heckel, class of .
The Heckel Staircase
Garden.
The staircase features locally mined goshen stone
steps, terraces and walks interspersed with cascading banks of perennials
and dwarf evergreens. The garden was designed by landscape and garden
designer, Julie Moir Messervy.
The terrace at the top of the staircase provides lovely
views of the Heckel Staircase, the 1904 Garden, the Virginia Timmy
Craig Rhododendron Garden, and the Talcott Greenhouse in the near
distance.
View from the
top of the Heckel Staircase Garden.
Another view
from the top of the Heckel Staircase
Garden, with the Talcott Greenhouse in the distance.
Class of 1904
dedicated bench, nestled into the hillside at the base of the stairs,
with views looking up towards the top.
Plans for Heckel
Staircase Garden - view larger image.
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