Project Gutenberg 2011-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 246 Jekyll, Gertrude 1843 1932 Wood and Garden: 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.) en Landscape gardening Flower gardening Landscape gardening -- England Flower gardening -- England SB Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography 557056 557063 2024-09-15T10:51:03.746263 2023-09-16T04:40:23.544129 text/html 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 7186975 2024-09-15T10:51:17.756156 application/epub+zip 7192776 2024-09-15T10:51:08.383207 application/epub+zip 281053 2024-09-15T10:51:06.335224 application/epub+zip 7460084 2024-09-15T10:51:23.793632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7394303 2024-09-15T10:51:15.402184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452686 2022-09-16T14:32:50.444287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457139 457038 2024-09-15T10:51:02.154256 2023-09-16T04:40:22.002115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 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 20722 2024-09-15T10:51:23.947623 application/rdf+xml 26211 2024-09-15T10:51:06.769292 image/jpeg 4756 2024-09-15T10:51:06.554230 image/jpeg 8775601 2024-09-15T10:51:03.994242 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia