Surry in Surry County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Paradise Garden

Chippokes State Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Paradise Garden Marker

Inscription. Evelyn Stewart was an avid gardener, and the Paradise Garden was her everlasting contribution to the Chippokes story.

After constructing the mansion in 1854, Albert Carroll Jones established a small garden in the backyard. Evelyn Stewart improved upon this garden by adding more flower beds, shrubs, and shade trees. Designed in an English pastoral style, the garden was given the name, "Paradise Garden."

To keep her gardens in good shape, Evelyn hired a gardener. The two buildings here are the Gardener's Cottage and Gardener's Quarters. They were re-purposed from old turkey houses and moved to their current location in the 1940's.

Evelyn planted many different ornamental plants in the Paradise Garden. She carefully chose plants, such as crocuses, hyacinths, and spider lilies, so that the garden would be in bloom in every season. Take a stroll through the gardens to see what is blooming now.
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Evelyn Stewart

Erected by Chippokes State Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location.

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37° 8.278′ N, 76° 43.223′ W. Marker is in Surry, Virginia, in Surry County. It can be reached from Chippokes Park Road 0.1 miles south of Plantation Road, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located on the grounds of Chippokes State Park at the Jones-Stewart Mansion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 695 Chippokes Park Rd, Smithfield VA 23430, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: Enslaved Laborers Memorial (within shouting distance

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Paradise Garden Marker

of this marker); Captain William Powell (within shouting distance of this marker); Packard Garage (within shouting distance of this marker); Albert Carroll Jones (within shouting distance of this marker); A Mansion of Many Colors (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); An Agricultural Legacy (approx. 0.2 miles away); A History of Silence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Steam: The Great Connector (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Surry.

Also see . . .
1. Step into the Gardens at Chippokes During Historic Garden Week. (Submitted on December 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Surry County: Chippokes Plantation. (Submitted on December 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Chippokes State Park. (Submitted on December 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Paradise Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

3. Paradise Garden

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.