Posts Tagged ‘Eliza Ridgely’
Eliza Ridgely: The Gardener of Hampton and Her Victorian Carpet Bedding Legacy
The Hampton House Garden January 8, 1828 On this day, Eliza Ridgely married her fifth cousin and son of a Maryland Governor, John Carnan Ridgely. The couple lived on the Hampton Plantation built by John’s great-uncle Charles Ridgely III in 1790. After construction, it was the largest private residence in the United States. Eliza was…
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2021 The Three Friends of Winter, Eliza Ridgely, Walter Tennyson Swingle, Dig For Victory January Advice, A Place For Us by Harriet Evans, and Herb Wagner of Wagner Tree Fame
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News Three Friends of Winter Tour | Snug Harbor Botanical History On This Day 1828 Eliza Ridgely marries into the Hampton estate of Maryland, where she…
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