User talk:Geraldshields11/Archive Speedy deletion nomination of Smithsonian Gardens

Speedy deletion nomination of Smithsonian Gardens

Hello Geraldshields11,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Smithsonian Gardens for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Secretlondon (talk) 22:54, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Smithsonian Gardens

Dear Secretlondon, Thank you for the pointer. I appreciate it.

But, would you remove the delete tag from Smithsonian Gardens and give me and other editors more time. I am working on the article but I wanted feedback. That is why I posted on the article's talk page to invited people to add more cites and text.

I am not asking for carte blanche; just more time. If you do not agree with my changes after a time set by you, after removal of the delete tag, then I , Geraldshields11, will not contest any delete tag placed by anyone on this article for six months.

The Smithsonian Gardens are see by anyone who wanders on the National Mall and controls the numerous gardens in DC, which have Wikipedia pages. It would be a travasty to delete this article and let the pickachu articles stand. I understand Wikipedia:Pokémon test but the cultural importance of the Smithsonian Gardens should out weigh my limited scriblings about the Institution and the article should stand until a better writer than me has a crack at it. Geraldshields11 (talk) 01:47, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Since the article is now gone (and the talk page with it!) I just wanted to chime in here with a couple of points. First, the alleged copyright infringement of content from gardens.si.edu is not really valid since the Smithsonian Gardens web page was created and maintained by a quasi-Federal government institution--it seems to me that this content should be in U.S. public domain. However, I do understand the need for a greater variety of sources. Second, Geraldshields11, if you do want to keep working on this article in some sandbox space until it is ready for primetime, I am glad to help out with that effort in any way I can. I do have access to the two published print books (Otteson and Park) cited in the article Enid A. Haupt Garden, and can help adding those citations if needed. Thanks for your hard work in sharing knowledge about these important landmark gardens on our National Mall.--Sarasays (talk) 14:00, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

It seems the article Smithsonian Gardens was tagged, for deletion by User:Secretlondon at 22:58 on 17 October 2012 and then deleted at 8:45 on 18 October 2012 by User:Yunshui for unambiguous copyright violation of the Smithsonian Institution. For a grand total of 10 hours and 27 minutes to make corrections. Thanks for awarding me the Smithsonian barnstar. Geraldshields11 (talk) 21:08, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi, please take a look at my expansion of your work on Smithsonian Gardens. It is currently in my user sandbox, because I didn't want to gunk up your talk page any more. I think it is ready for you to to try publishing it again, if you agree. Keep me posted!--Sarasays (talk) 17:24, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Dear Fellow Wikipedia Editors: Please do the edit at Sarasays' user sandbox. It is a better place and I have already edited and provided discussion at the sandbox talk page. I really appreciated the efforts in making Smithsonian Gardens a better article than the pickachu articles. Geraldshields11 (talk) 01:22, 23 October 2012 (UTC) 01:16, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

First draft of Smithsonian Gardens

Smithsonian Gardens

Established	1972
Location	The National Mall, Washington, D.C.
Type	public gardens, Archives
Public transit access	L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop or Smithsonian Metro Stop (Washington Metro)
Website	www.si.edu

The Smithsonian Gardens extends the Smithisonian Institution's museums’ exhibits and learning environment in a public garden setting while shaping visitors’ overall experience of the Smithsonian. Established in 1972 as a horticulture program within the Smithsonian, the Smithsonian Gardens manages 180 acres of gardens on The National Mall, 64,000 square feet of greenhouse production space, and the Archives of American Gardens, a primarily photographic archive covering American landscape history from the 1870s to the present.

Gardens

The gardens and landscapes managed by Smithsonian Gardens include:

• Mary Livingston Ripley Garden
• Enid A. Haupt Garden
• Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden
• Butterfly Habitat Garden
• Victory Garden at the National Museum of American History
• Heirloom Garden at the National Museum of American History, Behring Center
• Native Landscape at the National Museum of the American Indian
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Greenhouse Facility

A plant production facility, completed in 2010, is located at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland serves as the base of production and maintenance of plant material for the gardens and horticultural exhibits throughout the Smithsonian Institution. It houses the Smithsonian Orchid Collection, tropical plant specimens, and interior display plants, and also includes a greenhouse devoted to nectar plants used for the Butterfly Pavilion at the National Museum of Natural History.

Archives of American Gardens

The Archives of American Gardens is an archive managed by Smithsonian Gardens dedicated to providing landscape designers, historians, preservationists and garden enthusiasts with access to photographic images and records that document historic and contemporary gardens throughout the United States.

See Also

• List of botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States
• The National Mall

Further Reading

Ottesen, Carole (2011). A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens. Smithsonian Books. pp. 13. ISBN 978-1-58834-300-0.