Garden designer, artist, editor (1843-1932).
Gertrude Jekyll ( JEE-kəl; 29 November 1843 – 8 December 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrote over 1000 articles for magazines such as Country Life and William Robinson's The Garden. Jekyll has been described as "a premier influence in garden design" by British and American gardening enthusiasts.
Abbreviations: Jekyll
Occupations: painter, photographer, non-fiction writer, landscape architect, editor, botanist, horticulturist, architect
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1843-11-29T00:00:00Z – 1932-12-08T00:00:00Z
Birth place: London
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