{"product_id":"the-gardens-of-bunny-mellon-hardcover","title":"The Gardens of Bunny Mellon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Jane Holden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoger Foley\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003ePeter Crane\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout her long and storied life, Rachel \"Bunny\" Mellon's greatest passion was garden design. She and her husband, Paul Mellon, one of the wealthiest men in America, maintained homes in New York, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Antigua, and Upperville, Virginia, and she designed the gardens at all of them. She also designed gardens for some of her dearest friends, including the Rose Garden and the East Garden at the White House, at the request of President Kennedy, and the gardens at both the Paris home and the ch teau of couturier Hubert de Givenchy. All of these gardens are featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Gardens of Bunny Mellon\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. Author Linda Holden's text is based on extensive interviews with Mellon before her death in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Holden\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003ePresidents' Gardens.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Foley\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning garden and landscape photographer. \u003cb\u003eSir Peter Crane\u003c\/b\u003e is the inaugural president of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation and former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 12.2 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758054179104,"sku":"9780865653511","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef52f91081922b328a2cc3b15ffd10b1.webp?v=1780117231","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gardens-of-bunny-mellon-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}