Gertrude Jekyll

Gertrude Jekyll
painting of an old woman with glasses and grey hair in a chair, by lamplight
Portrait of Jekyll by William Nicholson, painted October 1920; commissioned by Edwin Lutyens, donated to the Tate Gallery in 1921.
Born29 November 1843
Mayfair, London, England
Died8 December 1932(1932-12-08) (aged 89)
Munstead Wood, Busbridge, Surrey, England
Occupations

Gertrude Jekyll VMH (/ˈdʒiːkəl/ JEE-kəl; 29 November 1843 – 8 December 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist.[1] She created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrote over 1000 articles[1] for magazines such as Country Life and William Robinson's The Garden.[2] Jekyll has been described as "a premier influence in garden design" by British and American gardening enthusiasts.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Van Matre, Lynn (26 February 1989). "In Bloom Again: Gertrude Jekyll's Cult Status Is In Full Flower". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. ^ Bisgrove, Richard. The Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll.London: Frances Lincoln, 2006.