Press Archives - Robinson Gardens

Peter Greenberg’s Hidden Gems of Beverly Hills

Join us as we delve into Peter Greenberg’s fabulous discovery of Beverly Hills, a journey that features our dear friend, the late Phil Savenick, and our very own board member, Maralee Beck. Brimming with fascinating archival facts, this Travel Detective episode showcases The Virginia Robinson Gardens (7:45 mark of the video) and other iconic locations in Beverly Hills.

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VRG’s Rose Gardens Highlighted in the Los Angeles Times

The Virginia Robinson Garden's Rose Garden was included in a list of seven rose gardens to visit in LA. 7 stunning L.A. gardens where you can stop and smell the roses (quite literally!) by Adam Markovitz includes a great write-up on our wonderful rose gardens! Read the article here.

The Virginia Robinson Gardens Featured on Spectrum News 1!

Alison Martino is a historian, writer, and television producer. Referred to as the “Godmother” of Los Angeles and the Sunset Strip, she is an expert on the history of Los Angeles

EDEN features The Virginia Robinson Gardens!

Eden is the quarterly journal of the California Garden & Landscape History Society (CGLHS). The journal features articles on California’s cultural landscapes, gardens and flora, garden history, landscape architecture, garden design, and local and regional preservation efforts. CGLHS is a nonprofit membership organization devoted to celebrating the beauty and diversity of California's historic gardens and landscapes

How a Department Store Heiress Turned Her Historic Beverly Hills Estate Into a Must-see Public Garden and Home Tour

By Deborah Belgum The famed Robinson Department store may be long gone, but the family’s legacy lives on in a six-acre Beverly Hills estate in California that has been open to the public for 45 years. Known as the Virginia Robinson Gardens, the compound was built in 1911 by Harry and Virginia Robinson, who wed in 1903 and took a long honeymoon to Europe, India and Kashmir, where the newlyweds collected merchandise for the family department store and themselves. Returning to Los Angeles, California, they were driving one day to the new Los Angeles Country Club when they got lost and ended up on a barren hilltop. What they saw was a view of the Santa Monica Mountains on one side and, on the other side, the plains below that would become the incorporated city of Beverly Hills in 1914

The best California experiences, according to Californians

Virginia Robinson Gardens, Beverly Hills Los Angeles County The Robinson mansion went up in 1911 — among the first in Beverly Hills. (If you remember Robinsons department stores, then you know where the family fortune came from.) When Virginia Robinson died in 1977, she left the 6-acre property to Los Angeles County. Nancey Kredell of Seal Beach writes that the gardens “have great docents with loving stories to tell about Virginia. One side of the property has ferns and palms and is 15 degrees cooler than the west side.” It is open for docent-led tours ($15 for adults, $11 for seniors 62 and up).

J. W. Robinson Department Store Memories Facebook Group

For information, vintage photos, stories, and much more about the Robinsons and the family's department store, join the J.W. Robinson Department Store Memories Facebook group!

"Joseph Winchester Robinson opened The Boston Dry Goods Store in downtown Los Angeles in 1883. In 1891, the Boston Dry Goods Store was incorporated into the J. W. Robinson Company. J. W. Robinson was the first fine department store in Los Angeles, California.

The J. W. Robinson’s Department Store Memories Facebook group is dedicated to Robinson’s former customers, associates and any others who wish to share their positive memories of Robinson’s.

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TATLER: Zoe de Givenchy proves she is the hostess with the mostess with new tableware collection

By Davina Motion

February 21, 2020

De Givenchy set the scene for the launch of the capsule with a sprawling ‘Safari in Beverly Hills’ lunch party, which took place at the historic Virginia Robinson Gardens, the Californian Mansion where Elvis Presley and Sophia Loren were regular guests.

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Us Weekly: Josh Dallas & Ginnifer Goodwin

HERE’S WHEN JOSH DALLAS SAYS HE FELL IN LOVE WITH GINNIFER GOODWIN

By Mariah Cooper, January 17, 2020

A real-life fairy tale! Josh Dallas remembers the moment he knew his wife, Ginnifer Goodwin, was The One — and it wasn’t long after they met on the set of Once Upon a Time. “I mean, after the read-through or the pilot. Yeah, it was pretty soon,” the 41-year-old actor exclusively told Us Weekly recently at the NBC Winter Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour.

Dallas added that working opposite Goodwin, 41, on Once Upon a Time helped their relationship to … Read More

Nicole Kidman Hosts Gold Meets Golden 7th Annual Event

Gold Meets Golden Globe winners Nicole Kidman Rami Malek celebrate Olympic Greg Louganis, Ian Thorpe and Paralympic athletes Dave Wagner.

Gold Meets Golden 7th Annual benefit for Angel City Sports hosted a special brunch at Virginia Robinson Gardens on Saturday, January 4th 2020. This star-studded celebrity event brought together some of the world’s greatest athletes to celebrate during Golden Globes. Presented by Coca-Cola, BMW Beverly Hills and FASHWIRE.

The lavish charity event presented Hollywood wishes for good luck to the athletes of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Gold Meets Golden benefited Angel City Sports, a Los Angeles organization … Read More

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