For more on bunny mellon s storied life, i recommend bunny mellon. Bunny mellon had peerless taste and a penchant for scandal. Throughout her long and storied life, rachel bunny mel. How bunny mellon reinvented the white house rose garden. The famed landscape designer, book collector and bff to jackie kennedy left very little. The gardens of bunny mellon by linda jane holden, hardcover.
W hen you observe bunny mellon s garden, it is clear that this is no traditional virginia allusion of redbrick and boxwood. Her grandfather was the inventor of listerine and founder of lambert pharmacal company. The gardens of bunny mellon by linda jane holden goodreads. Mellons landscapes, the gardens of bunny mellon has slowly matured over several years, allowing the gifted landscape photographer roger foley to record oak spring, her cherished home, in all four seasons. Step inside bunny mellons glorious gardens architectural digest. Bunny mellons gardens at oak spring garden foundation. In an excerpt from her new biography, bunny mellon. The life of an american style legend, meryl gordon reveals how the amateur horticulturist created the most famous garden in politics. The life of an american style legend and the gardens of bunny mellon. The gardens of bunny mellon, book by linda jane holden. Bunny mellon was asked by jfk to design rose garden. In the gardens of bunny mellon, author and white house garden historian linda holden delves into the private and rarefied worlds of the mellons, from oak.
Like her late billionaire husband, paul, rachel bunny lambert mellon has always put a premium on privacy, even as some of the worlds most public peopleincluding john and jacqueline. Tour bunny mellons houses and gardens architectural digest. For admirers of the inimitable style of bunny mellon, and the innate design flair that took herwithout formal trainingto the white house and versailles, the upcoming book, the gardens of bunny mellon, is a tome to treasure. The gardens of bunny mellon by linda jane holden booktopia. The gardens of bunny mellon publisher of art and illustrated books. Rachel lowe lambert lloyd mellon august 9, 1910 march 17, 2014, often known as bunny mellon, was an american horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist, and art collector. The gardens of bunny mellon reveals the horticulturalists iconic oases, including her oak spring estate in virginia and the white house rose garden. The book also features vintage photographs by horst, aarons, and others of mellons gardens for her homes in cape cod, nantucket, antigua, and new york. I didnt think that referencing that practically in every chapter was necessary. The estate sale of bunny mellon, the woman who had everything. You can read an interesting article about oak springs new owners here. As she turns 100, bunny mellon gives james reginato a tour of her. Opening the door to a place of plants and privilege the.
However, bunny mellon s only claim to fame was her creation of the rose garden at the white house and this is referenced throughout the book. Conservationists are working to revive bunny mellons. Having a massive collection of garden design books i thought why buy this. Conservationists are working to revive bunny mellons garden. The designer bunny mellonmastermind behind iconic projects at the white house and versaillesis the subject of a stunning new book. Bunny mellon, the late american heiress and art collector, worked to create breathtaking gardens and houses with interiors of soulful simplicity. Bunny and paul mellon the oak spring garden foundation was established by rachel mellon, known as bunny, before she died in 2014 at the age of 103. Buy a discounted hardcover of the gardens of bunny mellon online from australias leading online bookstore.
In at least 100 of the 103 years she was with us, the recently deceased doyenne of american gardening, rachel bunny mellon, had her heart in the garden and her fingers in the soil. Auction catalogues for this sale are difficult to find, but here is a set currently being offered via ebay. The gardens and interiors of rachel lambert bunny mellon. In the gardens of bunny mellon, author and white house garden historian linda holden delves into the private and rarefied worlds of the mellons, from oak spring, which takes its name from the old. An outstanding book, so many ideas from bunny mellons great. The gardens of bunny mellon vendome press publisher of. Overview a biography of bunny mellon, the style icon and american aristocrat who designed the white house rose garden for her friend jfk and served as a living witness to 20th century american history, operating in the highlevel arenas of politics, diplomacy, art and fashion. I notice a shiny volume on the table, the red book, a facsimile edition of. Martha stewart living for admirers of the inimitable style of bunny mellon, and the innate design flair that took herwithout formal trainingto the white house and versailles, the upcoming book, the gardens of bunny mellon, is a tome to treasure. Bunny mellon was a close confidant of the kennedy family, being best friends with jackie and was asked by jfk to design the white house rose garden, a new book reveals. A new coffeetable book, the gardens of bunny mellon, takes readers behind the gates to learn more about mellons deeply rooted love of gardening.
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