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Gertrude Jekyll (Shire Library)
Twigs Way
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Description for Gertrude Jekyll (Shire Library)
Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 206 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
Almost eighty years after her death, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) is still one of the most influential of all English garden designers. Best known for the superb use of colour schemes in her hallmark flower borders, she combined an early training in art with self-taught horticultural skills. Early influences included William Morris, John Ruskin and William Robinson, but it is her partnership with the architect Edwin Lutyens that produced some of the most distinctive of Edwardian houses and gardens. From her house (and nursery) at Munstead Wood, Surrey, Jekyll designed over 400 gardens across Britain and Europe, and some in America ... Read more
Almost eighty years after her death, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) is still one of the most influential of all English garden designers. Best known for the superb use of colour schemes in her hallmark flower borders, she combined an early training in art with self-taught horticultural skills. Early influences included William Morris, John Ruskin and William Robinson, but it is her partnership with the architect Edwin Lutyens that produced some of the most distinctive of Edwardian houses and gardens. From her house (and nursery) at Munstead Wood, Surrey, Jekyll designed over 400 gardens across Britain and Europe, and some in America ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
56
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747810902
SKU
V9780747810902
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Ref
99-5
About Twigs Way
Twigs Way is a writer and historian specialising in gardens and gardeners. She is the author of several books, including 'Allotments', 'Topiary' and 'The Cottage Garden' for Shire.
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