This wonderful book contains a selection of the best and most important passages from Gertrude Jekyll's many books on gardening. It is divided into eight chapters, on subjects from Design and Ornament and Colour and Scent to Flowers in the House, each one filled with sound common sense, wise advice and enormous knowledge which Gertrude includes in her books. Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was one of the founding figures of modern British gardening. 'The greatest artist in horticulture and garden planting that England had produced.' - Christopher Hussey