Monday, April 9, 2018
Brae Burn Country Club
326 Fuller Street
West Newton, Massachusetts 02465
Marta McDowell
- Marta teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden
- Consultant for private clients and public gardens
- Author: All the President’s Gardens
- Winner of a 2017 American Horticultural Society Book Award
(Limited number of books will be available for sale at the venue)
All the President’s Gardens
Madison’s Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses, How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America
The fascinating story of America’s first garden!
The
eighteen acres that surround the White House have been an unwitting
witness to history–a backdrop for soldiers, suffragettes, protesters,
and activists. Kings and queens have dined there; bills and treaties
have been signed; and presidents have landed and retreated. The front
and back yard for the first family, it is by extension the nation’s
first garden.
Books will be available for sale and signed by the author for a cost of $25. (Cash, Credit Cards and Checks accepted.)