Posts Tagged ‘John D. Rockefeller’

“Arthur did have Boxwood on the brain. Boxwood was Arthur’s signature plant – he called it “Box” for short. And for his Williamsburg makeover, Arthur brought in boatloads of Box.” March 17, 1928 On this day, the pioneering landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff began working on the Colonial Revival Gardens at Williamsburg. His efforts helped make Colonial…