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Jekyll, Gertrude

Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843–1932, British artist, landscape gardener, and crafts artist. She was associated with William Robinson and Edwin Lutyens in developing an informal and natural style of garden. Her works include Wood and Garden (1899) and Garden Ornament (1918).

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Gertrude Jekyll. (The Economist (US))

Gardening's grand dame: Gertrude Jekyll's design innovations--naturalistic plantings dictated by seasonality--changed the face of the field forever.(GARDEN GODDESS) (House Beautiful)

Jekyll on Lutyens: the legendary partnership between architect Edwin Lutyens and garden designer Gertrude Jekyll was rooted in the notion that a house and its garden should seem to grow out of the landscape. One hundred years ago this month, House Beautiful published Jekyll's account of Orchards, one of their first and most influential collaborations.(Reprint.) (House Beautiful)

Memoir appeal (The Spectator)

Mutual admiration (The Spectator)

Close to home.(letters)(Letter to the Editor) (House Beautiful)

Comment: Christopher Woodward, the new director of the Museum of Garden History, London, finds it puzzling that American institutions are often more active than British ones in preserving the archives of Britain's great garden designers. (Apollo)

Gravetye Manor: home of the Robinsonian garden: Judith B. Tankard explores the legacy of William Robinson, a key proponent of Arts and Crafts ideals in gardening. His work at his own home, Gravetye Manor in Sussex, is recorded by the artists with whom he collaborated on his influential publications.(Cover Story)(Biography) (Apollo)

Christmas Critics.(The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden)(Onward and Upward in the Garden)(Manual of Woody Landscape Plants)(Plant Names in Yiddish)(Brief Article)(Book Review) (Commonweal)

Two elusive gardeners: Judith B. Tankard welcomes three books that provide the first detailed account of two of Britain's most admired garden designers, Harold Peto and Lawrence Johnston.(Book review) (Apollo)

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