Gertrude Jekyll
Subtitle: her art restored at Upton Grey
By: Rosamund Wallinger
Publisher: Garden Art Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Woodbridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781870673778
Subjects: Gardens; Design; Landscape gardening; Conservation and restoration
Description: This volume examines Gertrude Jekyll's work at Manor House, Upton Grey, offering an insight into her eclectic, imaginative, and inspiring art. The book presents a rare visual record of the garden's history, with original plans and photographs, as well as images of the garden taken since its restoration.
Notes: Illustrated end papers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The garden from 1902 to the start of its restoration; title: The rose garden; title: The drystone walls; title: The main herbaceous borders; title: The pergola, the rose arbour and surrounding garden; title: Miss Gertrude Jekyll's mediterranean travels and plant discoveries, and their use at Upton Grey / Michael Tooley; title: The wild garden; title: The art completed.