This edition had all images removed.
LoC No.: w08000153
Title: Colour in the flower garden
Series Title: The "Country life" library
Credits:
Produced by Shaun Pinder, Les Galloway and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Colour in the Flower Garden" by Gertrude Jekyll is a gardening guide written in the early 20th century. The book offers insights into the art of creating vibrant and harmonious flower gardens, focusing on the selection and arrangement of plants for optimal visual impact throughout the seasons. With an emphasis on artistry and intention, Jekyll seeks to elevate gardening from mere plant collection to a fine art. At the start of the book, the author shares her philosophy on gardening, arguing that successful gardens require careful planning and thoughtful arrangement of plants to create pleasing visual compositions. She expresses her belief that gardens should act as living pictures, with attention paid to color combinations and seasonal transitions. Jekyll uses her own experiences and observations from her garden to illustrate her points, describing various areas of her property and the strategies she employs to ensure beauty throughout the year. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of specific floral arrangements and garden designs that follow in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
EBook No.: 50764
Published: Dec 24, 2015
Downloads: 317
Language: English
Subject: Flower gardening
Subject: Color in gardening
Subject: Gardens -- Design
LoCC: Agriculture: Plant culture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: w08000153
Title: Colour in the flower garden
Series Title: The "Country life" library
Credits:
Produced by Shaun Pinder, Les Galloway and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Colour in the Flower Garden" by Gertrude Jekyll is a gardening guide written in the early 20th century. The book offers insights into the art of creating vibrant and harmonious flower gardens, focusing on the selection and arrangement of plants for optimal visual impact throughout the seasons. With an emphasis on artistry and intention, Jekyll seeks to elevate gardening from mere plant collection to a fine art. At the start of the book, the author shares her philosophy on gardening, arguing that successful gardens require careful planning and thoughtful arrangement of plants to create pleasing visual compositions. She expresses her belief that gardens should act as living pictures, with attention paid to color combinations and seasonal transitions. Jekyll uses her own experiences and observations from her garden to illustrate her points, describing various areas of her property and the strategies she employs to ensure beauty throughout the year. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of specific floral arrangements and garden designs that follow in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932
EBook No.: 50764
Published: Dec 24, 2015
Downloads: 317
Language: English
Subject: Flower gardening
Subject: Color in gardening
Subject: Gardens -- Design
LoCC: Agriculture: Plant culture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.