This is a selection of 200 of the best articles and other writings by Gertrude Jekyll, who 'changed the face of England more than any save the Creator himself and, perhaps, Capability Brown'. Although Miss Jekyll designed around 400 gardens, none remains as she intended and few exist today in any recognizable form. Her enduring influence has been achieved not through her spade but through her pen. She published 15 books and contributed well over a thousand articles, notes and letters to numerous magazines and newspapers. But although the books are well known, until now, all but a handful of her other writings have been accessible only to scholars – a situation that this selection redresses. This book covers themes that include garden planning, wild and woodland gardening, climbing plants, water gardening and garden ornament, and includes selected articles. This is a gem of garden writing that all who are interested in Jekyll, planting and design will be delighted to discover.
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Martin Wood is a designer of textiles, interiors and gardens who also has a winning way with words.
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The Lent hellebores are by no means so generally cultivated as their undoubted merit deserves, for at their time of blooming, from the end of February to nearly through March, they are the most important of the flowering plants of their season, both for the size and general interest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
candleberry gale, crested tansy, dilated shield fern, white everlasting pea, polished foliage, heath garden, hardy ferns, primrose garden, white snapdragons, wild gardening, white dahlias, nut walk, tree lupin, front planting, wild planting, grey foliage, sweet geranium, white foxglove, lesser periwinkles, yellow snapdragons, topiary work, wild ground, palest yellow, flower border, double border Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The Lent hellebores are by no means so generally cultivated as their undoubted merit deserves, for at their time of blooming, from the end of February to nearly through March, they are the most important of the flowering plants of their season, both for the size and general interest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
candleberry gale, crested tansy, dilated shield fern, white everlasting pea, polished foliage, heath garden, hardy ferns, primrose garden, white snapdragons, wild gardening, white dahlias, nut walk, tree lupin, front planting, wild planting, grey foliage, sweet geranium, white foxglove, lesser periwinkles, yellow snapdragons, topiary work, wild ground, palest yellow, flower border, double border Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Jekyll, York Gate, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Hampton Court, Italian Renaissance, Lindsey House, Melbourne Hall, Munstead Wood New!
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- Garden Craftsmanship in Yew and Box by Nathaniel Lloyd on page 56
- Garden Ornament by Gertrude Jekyll in Front Matter
- Wood and Garden by Gertrude Jekyll in Front Matter
- Old English Household Life by Gertrude Jekyll in Front Matter
- Around the House by Eddie South on page 61
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