Oct 1, 2026 · 36 min · 9 segments
This week, Anna introduces us to seven influential women in (flower) stems! We're talking about the queens of gardening, AKA Land Ladies, an article written by Susan Peery, in the 2026 edition of the…
So we start this episode with two badass ladies, Beatrix Ferrand and Mildred
Bliss.
What names? I know, right? Like, this is in 2026.
No, they're from the 1900s.
Okay, sorry.
Never mind.
Still baddies.
The
article
is from 2006.
Sorry, okay.
Still baddies.
Their friendship and professional relationship were built over 30 years of building and developing gardens together at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C.
Very cool.
In 1920, it was bought by Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss, and they're actually the ones who named it Dumbarton Oaks.
It was previously the Rock of Dumbarton Grant, and then later renamed the Oaks, so they just combined the two.
Interesting.
Still very fancy.
I'm not sure how many acres of property was originally, but the Blisses expanded the grounds by another 54 acres.
Oh, wow.
This is around the time Mildred hired landscape architect Beatrice Ferrand.
She worked closely with Mildred in transforming the land into rolling terraced gardens.
And do you know what a terraced garden is?
Gardens with terraces in them.
Yeah, but do you know what a terrace is?
So we start this episode with two badass ladies, Beatrix Ferrand and Mildred
Bliss.
What names? I know, right? Like, this is in 2026.
No, they're from the 1900s.
Okay, sorry.
Never mind.
Still baddies.
The
article
is from 2006.
Sorry, okay.
Still baddies.
Their friendship and professional relationship were built over 30 years of building and developing gardens together at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C.
Very cool.
In 1920, it was bought by Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss, and they're actually the ones who named it Dumbarton Oaks.
It was previously the Rock of Dumbarton Grant, and then later renamed the Oaks, so they just combined the two.
Interesting.
Still very fancy.
I'm not sure how many acres of property was originally, but the Blisses expanded the grounds by another 54 acres.
Oh, wow.
This is around the time Mildred hired landscape architect Beatrice Ferrand.
She worked closely with Mildred in transforming the land into rolling terraced gardens.
And do you know what a terraced garden is?
Gardens with terraces in them.
Yeah, but do you know what a terrace is?
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