Posts Tagged ‘White House’
Remembering the Dedication of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden and Garden Designer Bunny Mellon
“In fact, the basketweave brick hardscaping in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden is a replica of Bunny’s paving at Oak Spring. To make the surface permeable, Bunny ensured that no mortar touched the bricks. April 22, 1965 On this day, the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was dedicated. Jackie did not attend the dedication. Her mother attended…
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2021 Hillside Landscaping Ideas, Erwin Frink Smith, Rae Selling Berry, Rosemary Verey’s Thoughts on Patterns, American Grown by Michelle Obama, and Going Nuts on National Squirrel Appreciation Day
Today we celebrate one of my favorite botanists and his personal story of love and love of poetry and nature. We’ll also learn about an extraordinary gardener who could grow anything – and I mean anything. We’ll hear Rosemary Verey’s thoughts on patterns. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a behind-the-scenes look at the 2009…
Read MoreDecember 24, 2020 Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 1918, Robert Dick, President Benjamin Harrison, Frances Garnet Wolseley, Helen Bayley Davis, Garde Manger by The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), and The Gardener’s Night Before Christmas
Today we’ll celebrate a Scottish baker and botanist who left a charming collection behind as his legacy – and I must say, he had a head full of dark hair reminiscent of Beethoven. We’ll also learn about the White House’s first Christmas tree and the adorable grandchild who thoroughly enjoyed it. We’ll recognize the work…
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