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Gertrude Jekyll, a renowned British gardener and designer, was born on November 29, 1843, and passed away on December 8, 1932. She is celebrated for her unique gardening style and contributions to British garden design, with her work continuing to influence modern gardening to this day.

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Famous Gertrude Jekyll Quotes

“The possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden; it only makes a collection. Having got the plants, the great thing is to use them with careful selection and definite intention.”

May Doe Use Numbers Garden Plant Intention Careful Possession Great Things Collections Quantity Definite Selection

Book:On Gardening

Source: On Gardening

“There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight.”

Giving May States Earth Beauty Garden Delight Ugly Impression Spots Gardening Tamed Beauty Of The Earth Jekyll

Book:Home and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Worker in Both

Source: Home and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Worker in Both

“I plant rosemary all over the garden, so pleasant is it to know that at every few steps one may draw the kindly branchlets through one's hand, and have the enjoyment of their incomparable incense; and I grow it against walls, so that the sun may draw out its inexhaustible sweetness to greet me as I pass.”

Knows May Hands Grows Steps Sun Wall Draws Garden Plant Enjoyment Pleasant Culinary Sweetness Incomparable Incense Rosemary

Book:Home and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Worker in Both

Source: Home and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Worker in Both

About the Author

Born: November 29, 1843
Died: December 8, 1932
Known for: Gardener
Quotes: 20

Books & Sources

Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working AmateurRelated source material

Home and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Worker in BothRelated source material

Colour Schemes for the Flower GardenRelated source material

On GardeningRelated source material

Wall and Water Gardens: With Chapters on the Rock-garden and the Heath-gardenRelated source material

Wood and Garden - Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working AmateurRelated source material

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