Gardener's Essential Gertrude Jekyll

by Gertrude Jekyll

Book Overview

This wonderful book contains a selection of the best and most important passages from Gertrude Jekyll's many books on gardening. It is divided into eight chapters, on subjects from Design and Ornament... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879235993
• ISBN13: 9780879235994
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent summary of Jekyll's work on gardens

This book has become my bedtime reading material. It offers an excellent summary of Jekyll's views on color, plant selection, the layout of beds and the philosophy of the garden. While I would have liked detailed drawings or layouts of the various gardens discussed, her written descriptions feed the imagination. I've already laid out a new garden border as a result of the insights gained, and I am inspired to read other works by Jekyll and others