Miss Gough wallpaper features a sunny ochre background and blooms taken from a book on Indian botany.
Rachel “Bunny” Lambert Mellon’s passion for horticultural pursuits can be seen in the extensive gardens and botanical library of Oak Spring, her former home in Upperville, Virginia. Thanks to a new collaboration with heritage brand de Gournay, the beauty of Mellon’s natural world is captured in six hand-painted wall coverings and select porcelain pieces.
To bring the collection to life, de Gournay’s artisans found inspiration in manuscripts from Mellon’s own library as well as in plants and flowers on the property. Espalier, a trellis motif dotted with apples and pears, pays homage to specimens still thriving in her garden today.
Though she passed away in 2014, Mellon’s legacy lives on in the verdant spaces she designed—she helped plan the White House Rose Garden at the request of Jackie Kennedy. Now, plant enthusiasts can bring her garden-inspired artistry into their own homes. degournay.com