Presidential Violets, 1900
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. – Abraham Lincoln The Violet House section of the White Read More …
Tag: Conservatory
When the White House was Green
“It is necessary to cultivate our garden” – Voltaire White House conservatory earliest photo 1857 (photo taken right after construction, the green house had a wood frame which burnt in a fire in 1867) When the White House Read More …