Exploration of the New World offered far reaching possibilities for
the acquisition of new plants and for trees, but the impact that
the introduction of plants from the New World had, and still has,
on the English garden is frequently forgotten. Gardens and
landscapes were transformed by an influx of American roots and
through the past three centuries gardens have displayed important
links with the United States of America. The ancestral homes of
George Washington, the residence of the American Ambassador in
London, the American Museum in Britain and Bletchley Park are of
cultural and political importance. Many Dollar Princesses -
American heiresses - took an active part in the aristocratic role
of garden creation and ex-patriots too, continue to leave a legacy
of beautiful gardens. Finally, the book includes memorial gardens
of honored Americans: Princess Pocahontas; Mohamet Weyonoman; John
F. Kennedy; the Magna Carta Memorial built by the American Bar
Association, and at Cambridge, the American Military Cemetery,
dedicated to the American Armed Services. American Ancestry in the
English Garden is unique in bringing together the story of the
first influx of American plant species and an important collection
of gardens influenced and/or created by Americans, reflecting
social history and often overlooked links between Britain and the
United States of America.
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