From Library Journal
Bisgrove, director of the Landscape Management degree course at England's Reading University, has selected 47 plans of the British gardening doyenne Gertrude Jekyll, most of which have been unpublished until now. Introductory chapters provide historical data on Jekyll, who was an active garden maker from the late 19th century until her death in 1932. Her designs are divided and discussed by garden types (formal, rose, wild, or shrub gardens) or by a particular gardening challenge (steps and walls, sun and shade, or color combinations). A concluding chapter lists favorite "Jekyll plants" with descriptions and cultural information. The plans themselves have been enhanced with watercolor and clear plant labeling. Color photographs of Jekyll gardens, modern gardens in the Jekyll tradition, and individual plantings futher illustrate her skill at balancing discipline with generosity and harmony with contrast. Although much has been written about Jekyll, and happily many of her own writings have been reissued, actual plans of her garden designs are not as easily found. Recommended for most landscape design collections.
- Virginia A. Henrichs, Chicago Botanic Garden Lib., Glencoe, Ill.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
- Virginia A. Henrichs, Chicago Botanic Garden Lib., Glencoe, Ill.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Book Description
The English gardens of Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) have influenced good garden design throughout the world. While many of Jekyll's gardens and original plantings have disappeared, and only a handful of her plans are well-known, thousands survive in archives. Richard Bisgrove has selected a representative sample from this remarkable collection, and the designs-including plans for Jekyll's three American gardens as well as for many of her English gardens-have been redrawn by an accomplished watercolorist and relabeled to make them more accessible to the nonspecialist. Together they provide an astonishing record of Jekyll's versatility as a garden designer and of the painstaking attention to detail that she applied to every aspect of her art.
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