num_pages: 336
description: The eighteen acres that surround the White House have been an unwitting witness to historya backdrop for soldiers suffragettes protestors and activists. Kings and queens have dined there; bills and treaties have been signed; and presidents have landed and retreated. The front and back yard for the first family it is by extension the nations first garden. All the Presidents Gardens tells the untold history of the White House Grounds. Starting with the seed-collecting plant-obsessed George Washington and ending with Michelle Obamas focus on edibles this rich and compelling narrative reveals how the story of the garden is also the story of America. Readers learn about Lincolns goats Ikes putting green Jackies iconic roses Amy Carter's tree house and much more. They also learn the plants whose favor has come and gone over the years and the gardeners who have been responsible for it all. Fully illustrated with new and historical photographs and art refreshingly nonpartisan and releasing just in time for election year this is a must-read for anyone interested in the red white and green. 
language: English
title: All the Presidents' Gardens: Madison’s Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses―How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America
publisher: Timber Press