Project Gutenberg 2015-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 353 Jekyll, Gertrude 1843 1932 w08000153 Colour in the flower garden The "Country life" library 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) "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 ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Flower gardening Color in gardening Gardens -- Design SB Text Category: Art Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 369112 2025-07-20T11:01:22.760189 text/html 319920 2024-10-22T23:38:56 text/html 17087787 2025-07-20T11:01:32.285131 application/epub+zip 17078115 2025-07-20T11:01:24.784216 application/epub+zip 192585 2025-07-20T11:01:23.634207 application/epub+zip 17130860 2025-07-20T11:01:37.236178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 17082329 2025-07-20T11:01:30.767147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248826 2022-09-23T05:29:55.446109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268750 2025-07-20T11:01:21.444228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248796 2024-10-22T23:38:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17509 2025-07-20T11:01:37.394121 application/rdf+xml 16936 2025-07-20T11:01:23.761175 image/jpeg 2319 2025-07-20T11:01:23.698196 image/jpeg 18098984 2025-07-20T11:01:23.178225 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