MY TWO CENTS
The lesson I have learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives… The happiness that gardens do bring. They share their beauty and many lessons of life with us on a daily basis. There isn’t a day that I don’t love looking out at my garden and experiencing all of the happiness it brings to me. Working in my garden brings such joy and helps me feel so connected to this earth.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gertrude Jekyll (November 29 1843 – December 8, 1932) was born in Mayfair, England. Before I continue, though, are you as curious as I was to know if her last name ‘Jekyll’ has anything to do with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?!? Surprisingly, in an indirect way it does, as her brother was friends with Robert Louis Stevenson who borrowed their last name for his novella. I have wondered about that every time I have come across her name. More importantly, Jekyll was a very influential gardener both in England and America. She wrote over a thousand articles for various publications such as Country Life and The Garden along with developing and creating more than 400 gardens. Jekyll also wrote many books about gardening and was a painter, photographer and designer. She often collaborated with Sir Edwin Lutyens, a renowned architect.

FEATURED FLOWER
Coneflower. Photographed in My Garden.

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