Overview: This series of three afternoon lectures, combined with visits to the library and archives at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, will focus on three great gardens that have strong associations with Oak Spring.
Each session will begin with an illustrated lecture in the Apple House at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation. The lectures will describe the historical development of the garden in question, followed by an opportunity to view illustrative original documents, images and archives in the Oak Spring Library and archives. A delicious afternoon tea will round out the day’s events.
Registration will be for individual lectures, all of which will begin at 3:30pm. Registration for the whole series is not required.
Lecture II: White House Rose Garden – with Rachel Heslop and Peter Crane
The White House Rose Garden is one of the most recognizable landscapes in the United States, if not the world. This talk will discuss its evolution from the nineteenth-century through to the present day, as first families have influenced the garden’s design according to their needs and requirements. A particular focus will be the 1962 design by Rachel “Bunny” Lambert Mellon for President John F. Kennedy, and the session will include the chance to examine original hand-drawn plans by Mrs. Mellon as well as other documents held in the Oak Spring Library.
Tickets: $100
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