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Gertrude Jekyll: Her Philosophy About Gardens

Gertrude Jekyll was a British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer born in 1843 who created over 400 gardens across the UK, Europe and US. She wrote over 1,000 articles for magazines on gardening and is considered a premier influence in garden design by British and American enthusiasts for her emphasis on beautiful effects through color schemes and plant textures in herbaceous borders and different styles of gardens.

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Gertrude Jekyll: Her Philosophy About Gardens

Gertrude Jekyll was a British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer born in 1843 who created over 400 gardens across the UK, Europe and US. She wrote over 1,000 articles for magazines on gardening and is considered a premier influence in garden design by British and American enthusiasts for her emphasis on beautiful effects through color schemes and plant textures in herbaceous borders and different styles of gardens.

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GERTRUDE JEKYLL HER PHILOSOPHY ABOUT GARDENS:

GERTRUDE JEKYLL (29 NOVEMBER 1843 – 8 DECEMBER 1932) WAS A BRITISH HORTICULTURIST, GARDEN
DESIGNER, ARTIST AND WRITER. SHE CREATED OVER 400 GARDENS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE AND
THE UNITED STATES, AND WROTE OVER 1,000 ARTICLES FOR MAGAZINES SUCH AS COUNTRY
LIFE AND WILLIAM ROBINSON'S THE GARDEN. JEKYLL HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS "A PREMIER INFLUENCE IN SHE COULD STUDY AND ADAPT HER COLOUR
GARDEN DESIGN" BY BRITISH AND AMERICAN GARDENING ENTHUSIASTS.
SCHEME TO SUIT THEIR OWN GARDEN SPACE.
LOVED GARDENING FOR BEAUTIFUL EFFECTS
IS BEST USED FOR HUGE HERBACEOUS BORDERS
WITH COLOUR SCHEMES RUNNING FROM COLD(WHITE
, BLUE) TO HOT (ORANGE,RED) AND BACK TO COLD
AGAIN.
WORKS ON DIFFERENT VARITIES OF WOODLAND
GARDENS,WATER GARDERNS AND HERBACEOUS
BORDERS
SHE HAD ARTISTIC EYE FOR COLOUR AND
CONTRASTED PLANT TEXTURE TO GREAT EFFECT.

GERTRUDE JEKYLL (29 NOVEMBER 1843 – 8 DECEMBER 1932) WAS A


BRITISH HORTICULTURIST, GARDEN DESIGNER, ARTIST AND WRITER. SHE CREATED OVER
400 GARDENS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, AND WROTE
OVER 1,000 ARTICLES FOR MAGAZINES SUCH AS COUNTRY LIFE AND WILLIAM
ROBINSON'S THE GARDEN. JEKYLL HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS "A PREMIER INFLUENCE IN
GARDEN DESIGN" BY BRITISH AND AMERICAN GARDENING ENTHUSIASTS 7

GERTRUDE JEKYLL (29 NOVEMBER 1843 – 8 DECEMBER 1932) WAS A BRITISH HORTICULTURIST, GARDEN DESIGNER,
ARTIST AND WRITER. SHE CREATED OVER 400 GARDENS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, AND
WROTE OVER 1,000 ARTICLES FOR MAGAZINES SUCH AS COUNTRY LIFE AND WILLIAM ROBINSON'S THE GARDEN. JEKYLL HAS
BEEN DESCRIBED AS "A PREMIER INFLUENCE IN GARDEN DESIGN" BY BRITISH AND AMERICAN GARDENING ENTHUSIASTS. 5

GERTRUDE JEKYLL (29 NOVEMBER 1843 – 8 DECEMBER 1932) WAS A BRITISH HORTICULTURIST, GARDEN DESIGNER,
ARTIST AND WRITER. SHE CREATED OVER 400 GARDENS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES,
AND WROTE OVER 1,000 ARTICLES FOR MAGAZINES SUCH AS COUNTRY LIFE AND WILLIAM ROBINSON'S THE
GARDEN. JEKYLL HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS "A PREMIER INFLUENCE IN GARDEN DESIGN" BY BRITISH AND AMERICAN
GARDENING ENTHUSIASTS6

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