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Gertrude Jekyll

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Description for Gertrude Jekyll Hardcover. This book presents a rare visual record of the garden's history, with original plans and photographs, as well as beautiful images of the garden taken since its restoration. Num Pages: 192 pages, 319 Colour & 41 B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; WMB; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 297 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1404.

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I cannot wait to visit Upton Grey to see the garden for myself." Garden Design Journal


Gertrude Jekyll was perhaps the most important British garden designer of the 20th century. She famously argued that gardening ought to be considered a Fine Art, highlighting that it becomes a point of honour to be always striving for the best. This volume examines Jekyll's work at Manor House, Upton Grey in Hampshire, offering an insight into her eclectic, imaginative, and inspiring art. Designed between 1908 and 1909, and once maintained by as many ... Read more



Gertrude Jekyll: Her Art Restored at Upton Grey presents a visual record of the garden's plants and layout, with original plans and photographs, as well as beautiful images of the garden taken since its restoration. There is also a fascinating chapter about Miss Jekyll's discovery, admiration and use of Mediterranean plants. The book succeeds in illustrating exactly why Jekyll was so admired in her lifetime and why she continues to inspire and influence gardeners today.


Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: The Garden from 1902 to the Start of its Restoration in 1984 Chapter 2: The Rose Garden Chapter 3: The Dry-Stone Walls Chapter 4: The Main Herbaceous Borders Chapter 5: The Pergola, the Rose Arbour and Surrounding Garden Chapter 6: Miss Gertrude Jekyll's Mediterranean travels and plant discoveries and their use at Upton Grey Chapter 7: The Wild Garden Chapter 8: The Art Completed Also available: The English Garden Through the Twentieth Century ISBN: 9781870673297

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Product Details

Publisher
Antique Collectors' Club Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1403g
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781870673808
SKU
V9781870673808
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Ref
99-15

About Rosamund Wallinger
Rosamund Wallinger acquired her considerable gardening skills as a result of the challenges of restoring Upton Grey. Throughout her horticultural adventure she has been supported and encouraged by numerous friends in the gardening world. The garden has appeared on many television programmes. Rosamund Wallinger lectures regularly in the United States and visitors come to see the garden from around the ... Read more

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