Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon

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This collection is for anyone who enjoys gardening, from aspiring gardeners to those managing large estates. It features extracts from Bunny Mellon's writings and garden notes, along with photographs and drawings from her archive. Organized by themes such as Atmosphere, Climate, Light, Space, Shape, and Maintenance, readers will feel as if Bunny Mellon is guiding them as a friend. As a member of the affluent class, Bunny mingled with East Coast gentry during the Kennedy and Reagan eras. However, she was not pretentious about her social status and was unafraid to work in the rich soil of her Virginia farm. Known as a style icon, she had friendships with figures like Givenchy and the Kennedys. Her passion for design was evident in both her fashion and her gardens. A late acquaintance, Linda Holden, discovered Bunny’s desire to write a gardening book, which she never had the chance to complete. After Bunny’s passing, the editors, who had personal relationships with her, found a wealth of photographs, illustrations, and writings in the family archive, transforming it into the gardening book she envisioned.