Enclosed Gardens
The Star Garden
Immediately to the west of the Green Garden is the Star Garden, named for its decorative astrological figures. Lead figures of Aries, Capricorn, Pegasus and the Phoenix frame the central lead star and pebble mosaic. A lead figure of Aquarius pours water into a yellow marble basin. The inscription around the star in old English lettering is from Chaucer's translation of Boethius's De Consolatione Philosophiae. A low hedge of the white, large-flowered Rhododendron mucronatum 'Indica Alba' encloses the room, the smallest of the enclosed gardens at Dumbarton Oaks.
Further Information
The South Front
- South Side of the House
- South Lawn
- The Garden Library and Ribbon Walk
- East Lawn
- R Street Walk
- The Terrior Column and Enclosure
Enclosed Gardens
- The Orangery
- The Green Garden
- The Star Garden
- The North Vista
- The Swimming Pool and Loggia
- The Pebble Garden
- The Beech Terrace
- The Urn Terrace
- The Rose Garden
- The Fountain Terrace
- The Arbor Terrace
- The Box Walk
- The Ellipse