Beatrix: The Gardening Life of Beatrix Jones Farrand 1872-1959

by Jane Brown

Beatrix Farrand worked as a consultant and designer for more than 200 gardens, including the famous Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC, and on the campuses of Yale and Princeton Universities. Among her many clients were the Rockefellers, the Morgans and the White House. But while she was respected in the social circles of her friend Henry James and her aunt Edith Wharton, her professional achievements remained largely unrecognized. tumultuous family...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670832170
• ISBN13: 9780670832170
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"