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100 1 _aJekyll, Gertrude,
_d1843-1932
245 1 0 _aSome English Gardens
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-04-19
505 0 _aBrockenhurst -- Hollyhocks at Blyborough -- Great Tangley Manor -- Bulwick Hall -- Bramham -- Melbourne -- Berkeley Castle -- Summer Flowers -- The yew alley, Rockingham -- Brympton -- Balcaskie -- Crathes Castle -- Kellie Castle -- Hardwick -- Montacute -- Ramscliffe -- Levens -- Campsey Ashe -- Cleeve Prior -- Condover -- Speke Hall -- Garden roses -- Penshurst -- Brickwall -- Stone Hall, Easton -- The Deanery garden, Rochester -- Compton Wynyates -- Palmerstown -- St. Anne's, Clontarf -- Auchincruive -- Yew arbour: Lyde -- Autumn flowers -- Mynthurst -- Abbey Leix -- Michaelmas daisies -- Arley -- Lady Coventry's needlework.
508 _aCathy Maxam, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Some English Gardens" by Gertrude Jekyll is a beautifully illustrated collection of garden notes and drawings written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a guide celebrating various formal English gardens, their designs, and the principles of gardening influenced by Italian renaissance styles. The book highlights specific gardens, their creators, and the plants that thrive within structured landscapes, providing insight into the artistry involved in garden design. The opening of the book introduces the thematic elements by discussing the origins of English gardens, particularly those derived from Italian influences. It provides a historical context, explaining the transition from defensive castles surrounded by utilitarian gardens to the creation of aesthetically pleasing spaces. The first featured garden, Brockenhurst, is described in detail, emphasizing its classical design and the careful planning required to achieve a harmonious blend of statuary and plant life. Jekyll illustrates how the garden's beauty lies in its enduring structures and the thoughtfulness behind its layout, while acknowledging the ongoing responsibility of caretakers to maintain its integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Longmans, Green and Co., 1904
653 _aLandscape gardening
653 _aGardens -- England
700 1 _aElgood, George Samuel,
_d1851-1943
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67874
999 _c108696
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