Gardens of Bunny Mellon

Rachel "Bunny" Mellon was an American philanthropist, art collector, and garden designer who created gardens for her homes in New York, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Antigua, and Upperville, Virginia, as well as for some of her dearest friends, including the Rose Garden and the East Garden at the White House. The Gardens of Bunny Mellon, illustrated with Mellon's own garden plans, sketches, and watercolors, as well as with archival photographs and specially commissioned photographs of Oak Spring, the Mellon estate in Upperville, is based on extensive interviews with Mellon before her death in 2014.

Format: Hardback
Length: 308 pages
Publication date: 30 October 2018
Publisher: Vendome Press

Rachel "Bunny" Mellon's life was a testament to her unwavering passion for garden design. Alongside her husband, Paul Mellon, one of the wealthiest men in America, she created stunning gardens in various locations, including New York, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Antigua, and Upperville, Virginia. Mellon's talent extended beyond her own estates, as she also designed gardens for close friends, such as the Rose Garden and the East Garden at the White House, at the request of President Kennedy. Her remarkable creations also included the gardens at both the Paris home and the château of couturier Hubert de Givenchy. These gardens are showcased in "The Gardens of Bunny Mellon," a captivating book that features Mellon's own garden plans, sketches, watercolors, archival photographs, and specially commissioned photographs of Oak Spring, the Mellon estate in Upperville. The author, Linda Holdens, drew upon extensive interviews with Mellon before her passing in 2014 to provide a captivating account of her life and work.

Weight: 2106g
Dimension: 309 x 240 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780865653511