According the Historic Garden Week Guidebook, when Edith and William
Corcoran Eustis bought Oatlands (a historic plantation next door) in 1903,
they also purchased the Little Oatlands property. In the mid-1930s their daughter Margaret and her husband
David Finley "moved to Little Oatlands and began
a garden that incorporated their love and respect for Italian design with their knowledge
of horticulture.... Mr. Finley was the first director of the National Gallery of
Art and a founder of the National Trust for Historic Preservation."
It was a privilege to see this delightful garden! Normally it is not open to the public so this was a special opportunity.
See all my Oatlands and Little Oatlands posts.
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so pretty! love the stone walls!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful spot! How lucky that you got to see it too!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely space to wander!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
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