Who is Gertrude Jekyll?
Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was one of the greatest of all English garden designers, whose ideas and influences are still felt today. Yet though she described herself as an ‘artist-gardener’ she could as easily have laid claim to being a painter, an embroiderer, an interior designer, an author or a photographer. Gertrude Jekyll created more than 400 gardens in Britain, Europe and North America in her extensive career. Jekyll was among the most influential advocates for the Arts and Crafts style of garden design, mixing traditional formal elements with more ‘natural’ features.
Where is Gertrude Jekyll’s house?
Discover more about the personal garden of Gertrude Jekyll, her signature style of garden-making and what remains today at Munstead Wood, Surrey. Gertrude loved gardening for beautiful effect and is best known for huge herbaceous borders with colour schemes running from cold ( white, blue ) to hot ( orange, red ) and back to cold again.