Description: "For anyone who has enjoyed time spent in a garden, from aspiring garden makers to those who manage large estates. This collection is comprised of extracts from Bunny's own writings and garden notes, as well as photographs and drawings from her archives. Readers will feel as if Bunny Mellon has come alongside as a gardening guide and friend."--Provided by publisher.
Brief description:
Linda Jane Holden is the author of The Gardens of Bunny Mellon, published October 2018.
Thomas Lloyd , grandson of Bunny Mellon, is president of the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation which was established by Bunny Mellon to honor her father.
Bryan Huffman is an interior designer based in Charlotte, NC with a client base that spans the East Coast and extends into Texas.
P. Allen Smith is the TV host of P. Allen Smiths Garden Home and P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table. He is a garden designer, conservationist, and lifestyle expert.
Review Quotes: Previously unpublished photographs and journal musings from the archive of gardening designer Rachel "Bunny" Lambert Mellon (1910-2014) are beautifully paired in this collaboration between writer Holden (The Gardens of Bunny Mellon), designer Huffman, and Mellon's grandson Lloyd.
A quote from one of her famous clients testifies to her pragmatic methodology--former first lady Lady Bird Johnson, admiring Mellon's design of the White House's Kennedy Rose Gardens, described her as having a "working-at-it kind of knowledge" of her craft. Celebrating Mellon's life and legacy, this intimate rendering evokes nostalgia and adds nuance and depth to the public portrait of a late, great gardener.-- "Publishers Weekly"