Project Gutenberg 2011-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 394 Jekyll, Gertrude 1843 1932 Wood and garden : $b Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur Produced by StevenGibbs, Tracey-Ann Mayor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur" by Gertrude Jekyll is a horticultural guide written in the late 19th century. This book captures the author's passionate reflections on gardening, blending practical advice with critical insights. The focus is primarily on the joys of cultivating a garden, particularly emphasizing the aesthetic arrangements of plants and flowers to inspire both experienced gardeners and novices alike. The opening of "Wood and Garden" introduces the idea of gardening as a lifelong pursuit filled with joy and learning. Gertrude Jekyll shares her experiences and observations from many years of tending to her garden, advocating for a pictorial approach to gardening that highlights beauty and harmony. She reflects on the importance of understanding the unique qualities of various plants and encourages readers to cultivate their gardens according to personal tastes, emphasizing the emotional satisfaction that comes from this intimate relationship with nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Landscape gardening Flower gardening Landscape gardening -- England Flower gardening -- England SB Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: How To ... Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 557003 2025-06-14T17:58:21.233651 text/html 546211 2011-06-01T06:12:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7651057 2011-06-01T06:12:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7198389 2025-06-14T17:58:35.983580 application/epub+zip 7203977 2025-06-14T17:58:26.555582 application/epub+zip 278762 2025-06-14T17:58:24.147611 application/epub+zip 7390056 2025-06-14T17:58:42.056635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7324551 2025-06-14T17:58:33.654563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452686 2022-09-16T14:32:50.444287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456949 2025-06-14T17:58:19.616640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 456775 2011-06-01T06:12:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 175981 2011-06-01T06:12:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 456842 2011-06-01T06:12:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175908 2011-06-01T06:12:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20860 2025-06-14T17:58:42.214503 application/rdf+xml 15936 2025-06-14T17:58:24.752676 image/jpeg 3759 2025-06-14T17:58:24.449590 image/jpeg 8786824 2025-06-14T17:58:21.496643 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia