Posts Tagged ‘White House Rose Garden’
A Most Unlikely Garden Drama: Bunny Mellon, Magnolias, and the Day a Shovel Nearly Disrupted the Free World
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 31, 1962 Dearest garden lovers, today’s tale is proof that even the most tranquil plot can play host to history’s grandest dramas. On this day, a landscape worker hit a line connecting…
Read MoreBunny Mellon: The Garden Sorceress Behind the White House Rose Garden
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. August 9, 1910 Today is the birthday of Rachel Lowe Lambert Lloyd Mellon, also known as Bunny Mellon, my dear garden confidantes. Like a rare bloom appearing unexpectedly in one’s carefully tended perennial…
Read MoreThe Annual White House Gardens Symposium: A Day Among History and Blossoms
May 2, 2019 On this day, the Annual White House Gardens Symposium took place. The conference was titled “Celebrating Visionaries and Living Landscapes.” The White House Historical Association hosted the esteemed gathering in conjunction with the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, established by Rachel Mellon. This day-long program delves deeply into the history, design, and ongoing…
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