Gertrude Jekyll

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images

Read Next

Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom

What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

London Big Ben from Trafalgar Square traffic in UK

11 Lesser-Known, Mostly Contemporary Paintings You Should Hunt Down the Next Time You’re in London

Rooftop and patio gardens amidst modern office and residential towers in downtown city center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (green roofs, roof gardens)

The Evergreen Benefits of Rooftop Gardening

Lancelot Brown, also known as Capability Brown, designed the gardens of the estate Stourhead near Mere, Wiltshire, England.

Capability Brown at 300

Discover

Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009

Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?

Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden

7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World

Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)

The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

Why Is Christmas in December?

Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)

9 Worst Generals in History

The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

What If the President Is Impeached?

Gertrude Jekyll

English landscape architect

Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Dec 4, 2024 • Article History

Quick Facts

Born:: Nov. 29, 1843, London

Died:: Dec. 8, 1932 (aged 89)

See all related content

Gertrude Jekyll (born Nov. 29, 1843, London—died Dec. 8, 1932) was an English landscape architect who was the most successful advocate of the natural garden and who brought to the theories of her colleague William Robinson a cultivated sensibility he lacked. Born of a prosperous family, Jekyll was educated in music and painting and travelled in the Greek islands, where she studied architecture and history. Her chief interest was in painting until 1891, when her sight gave her trouble, and she applied herself wholeheartedly to gardening instead. Her taste was for the simplicity and orderly disorder of cottage gardens. She ...(100 of 155 words)

Access the full article

Help support true facts by becoming a member.