Collection Cherry Blossoms
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
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Edith Kermit Roosevelt’s “colonial” garden, c. 1903. The paisley shaped flower beds framed by low boxwood abounded in old-fashioned flowers, Johnny-jumpups, daisies, and wildflowers that Mrs. Roosevelt and her friends gathered on walks in the country. Inspired by the popularity of “old times” in houses and gardens, the colonial garden’s charms were as a private place to sit and read, walk, and look down upon from the dining room windows and West Terrace. Mrs. Roosevelt’s intimate attention to this garden qualifies her as the first gardener among the first ladies.
Since the first cherry blossom planting in 1912 by First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Washingtonians have celebrated the scenic beauty and...
It is hard to imagine that it was something as casual as a lunch conversation between a newly elected president...
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an "egg roll" party. Held on the South...
The White House Grounds began as approximately 85 acres of land chosen by George Washington and was refined and cultivated by...
1862-1863: Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving over her son Willies death in February, began to participate in spirit circles or seances...
The White House is 168 feet (51.2 meters) long.The White House is 85 feet 6 inches (26.1 meters) wide without porticoes; 152 feet wide with...
A group of physicians and surgeons meeting in Washington 1891 was treated to a reception at the White House on the...
The primary Easter Monday entertainment at the White House has always involved egg rolling. Participants roll dyed, hard-boiled eggs across...
Nicholas Stefanos “Steve” Vasilakes emigrated from Ligerea, Greece, to the United States in 1910 and soon thereafter set up his hot pean...
April showers might bring May flowers, but White House florists keep the Executive Mansion in bloom year-round. Today the White...
The annual White House Easter egg roll was a well-established tradition when President Herbert Hoover took office, and the Hoovers...
Few first ladies have been so attuned to the natural beauty inside and outside the White House as First Lady...