This is a selection of two hundred of the best articles and other writings byertrude Jekyll, who 'changed the face of England more than any save thereator himself and, perhaps, Capability Brown'. Although Miss Jekyllesigned around four hundred gardens, none remains as she intended and fewxist today in any recognizable form. Her enduring influence has beenchieved not through her spade but through her pen. She published fifteenooks and contributed well over a thousand articles, notes and letters toumerous magazines and newspapers. But although the books are well known,ntil now, all but a handful of her other writings have been accessible onlyo scholars - a situation that this selection redresses. This book covershemes that include garden planning, wild and woodland gardening, climbinglants, water gardening and garden ornament, and includes selected articles.his is a gem of garden writing that all who are interested in Jekyll,lanting and design will be delighted to discover.