Natchez in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
The Oak All้e & Bottle Garden
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2023
1. The Oak All้e & Bottle Garden Marker
The grand Live Oaks in the all้e or alley were planted around 1826 according to the Prud'homme family. The interlocking canopies cool a large area in front of the house, but they also help channel cool breezes toward the house.
From formal boxwood parterre to a variety of bulbs, camellias, and crepe myrtles, the garden has undergone many changes. The family removed the bushes and began using old bottles to edge the beds.
In the early 1900s there were about 20 varieties of roses and chrysanthemums. Part of a garden journal is preserved, listing the types and locations of many of the roses shown below.
Photo Caption
This 1903 Garden Journal is in the Prud'homme Family Papers, Southern History Collection #316 in the Wilson Library, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.
Location. 31° 39.934′ N, 93° 0.137′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. It can be reached from the intersection of State Highway 494 and State Highway 119. Touch for map. Marker is
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Enslaved Nanny's Room (a few steps from this marker); Creole Architecture (within shouting distance of this marker); Working Iron (within shouting distance of this marker); How Do You Say Pecan (within shouting distance of this marker); Merchandise and Mail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sound of Time (within shouting distance of this marker); A Canopied Path (within shouting distance of this marker); Maker of Most Things Wood (within shouting
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2023
2. The Oak All้e & Bottle Garden Marker
More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Oakland Plantation, part of the Cane River Creole National Historic Park. Marker is on the outdoor porch gallery of the big house.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
