Author : Gertrude Jekyll
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1528786718
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (287 download)
Book Synopsis Colour in the Flower Garden by : Gertrude Jekyll
Download or read book Colour in the Flower Garden written by Gertrude Jekyll and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Colour in the flower garden” is a vintage book on gardening that focuses on the use and variety of colourful flowers. It offers guidance for which flowers are best for each season, providing detailed descriptions, simple instructions, and expert tips to help the reader create a beautiful flower garden of their own. Contents include: “Introduction”, “A March Study And The Border Of Early Bulbs”, “The Wood”, “The Spring Garden”, “Between Spring And Summer”, “The June Garden”, “The Main Hardy Flower Border”, “The Flower Border In July”, “The Flower Border In August”, “The Flower Borders In September”, “Wood And Shrubbery Edges”, etc. Gertrude Jekyll (1843 – 1932) was a British garden designer, horticulturist, photographer, craftswoman, artist, and writer. She is responsible for designing and creating over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, as well as writing more than 1,000 articles for related magazines. She is credited with having had a significant influence on gardening by both British and American enthusiasts. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.