Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon

Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon is a collection drawn from Bunny Mellon's own writings, garden notes, photographs, and drawings from her archive. The book is organized by topics including Atmosphere, Climate, Light, Space, Shape, and Maintenance, presenting Mellon as a gardening guide throughout. Bunny Mellon moved in East Coast gentry circles alongside her husband, Paul Mellon, during the Kennedy and Reagan eras. Despite her affluent background, she actively worked in the soil of her family's Virginia farm. She was known nationally and internationally as a style icon and design enthusiast, with friendships including Givenchy and the Kennedys. Her personal passion was design, expressed through both fashion and gardening. Mellon had wanted to write a gardening book but never completed it. After her death, author Linda Jane Holden and editors who had personal relationships with Mellon searched the family archive and discovered photographs, illustrations, and writings. These materials have been compiled into the how-to gardening book Mellon had envisioned. The book is intended for anyone from aspiring gardeners to those managing large estates.