Gardens for a beautiful America 1895-1935

"Gardens for a beautiful America, 1895 -1935", written by Sam Watters in association with the Library of Congress, presents for the first time 250 colored photographs of urban and suburban gardens taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston and preserved by the Library for half a century. Prepared as glass slides for Johnston's illustrated lectures, these photographs still resonate today with her crusading message: garden the nation back to America the Beautiful, one elm, one rose, one fountain and boxwood terrace at a time.