Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur

Salem, N.H: Ayer Co, 1983 (1899). First edition thus. Royal octavo in grey color-illus jacket; xxiii, 286 pages, 35 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color); 23 cm. " Fine in near fine jacket in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 0881430048; 9780881430042

"Wood and Garden is Gertrude Jekyll's warm and vigorous description of her work throughout the garden year." — Publisher

Contents: Introductory -- January -- February -- March -- April -- May -- June -- July -- August -- September -- October -- November -- December -- Large and small gardens -- Beginning and learning -- The flower-border and pergola -- The primrose garden -- Colours of flowers -- The scents of the gardens -- The worship of false gods -- Novelty and variety -- Weeds and pests -- The bedding fashion and its influence -- Masters and men.

Flower gardening. Landscape gardening -- England. Flower gardening -- England. Gardens -- Design. Floriculture. Jardins -- Architecture. Floriculture. Jardins -- Architecture -- Angleterre. Floriculture -- Angleterre. landscape gardening. floriculture. Gardens -- Design Floriculture Flower gardening Landscape gardening: England Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932.