Author: Gertrude Jekyll
Title: Wall and Water Gardens
Description: London, Country Life; George Newnes, c1902. Cloth. The second edition of this work on wall and water gardens by famed garden designer Gertrude Jekyll. The second edition of this work on water and wall gardens in English country homes, looking at simple ways of using some of the many beautiful mountain plants and the plants of marsh and water. Intended as a guide for amateurs. An excellent volume of horticulture.By Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and garden designer, often described as a 'premier influence in garden design' by gardening enthusiasts; she created various gardens around the UK, US, and Europe, and wrote numerous articles for magazines such as Country Life.Illustrated with one hundred and thirty-three full page plates as well as a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally a bit worn with shelf wear and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. With damp marking to the boards and significant darkening to the spine. General light soiling. Hugh Johnson's bookplate to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very clean and generally bright. Illustrated with one hundred and thirty-three full page plates as well as a frontispiece. Collated, complete. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: gardening water gardens wall gardens water gardens Not Stated


See more books from our catalog: Gardening