Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I think old houses, and the people who love them, are fascinating. At age 27, Farrand was the only woman of 11 founders of the ...

The leading landscape designer of the turn of the 20th century had a list of clients that reads like a who’s who of the Gilded Age: J.P. Morgan, Theodore Roosevelt, first lady Ellen Wilson, John D.

FITCHBURG — The Laurelwood Garden Club will hold its first monthly meeting of the new year at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at the Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm St. The program will be a video ...

2019-07-07T20:00:27-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c60/20190707205746003_hd.jpgThis discussion was about White House landscape architect Beatrix Farrand -- her ...

A prominent figure in the history of American landscape design, Beatrix Farrand née Jones (1872-1959) was the mastermind behind the idyllic grounds of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden on Mount ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. After Beatrix Farrand moved from Reef Point, she built an addition for herself onto the home of Lewis and Amy Garland, the longtime caretakers of ...

The picturesque and historic landscapes of Connecticut are throwing open their proverbial garden gates for a horticultural celebration. Fifteen gardens, all members of Connecticut’s Historic Gardens, ...