Munstead Wood is a Grade I listed house and garden in Munstead Heath, Busbridge on the boundary of the town of Godalming in Surrey, England, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the town centre. She spent most of her life in Surrey, England, latterly at Munstead Wood, Godalming. by Gertrude Jekyll | 1 Jan 1983. Welcome to Munstead Wood. Paperback More buying choices £35.25 (1 used offer) Wood & Garden : Notes And Thoughts, Practial And Critical, Of A Working Amateur. : Wood and Garden by Gertrude Jekyll (1983, Hardcover, Reprint) at the best online prices at … This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. The garden was created first, by garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, and became widely known through her books and prolific articles in magazines such as Country Life. It belonged to Gertrude Jekyll and she employed Edwin Lutyens to design the house. Gardens > England > Surrey > Munstead Wood Garden To historians, this is one of the most famous gardens in England. The house included a book room, flower room, workshop, and a dark room where she developed photographs of her garden and the surrounding countryside. In easy to read language, she offers modern gardeners organic solutions, help with difficult soils, and suggestions on finding the right plant for the right place. Garden open 3 or 4 days per annum, but not the house, for which Edwin Lutyens was the architect. The creation of Munstead Wood embodied the perfect expression of her ideals, providing a canvas for Jekyll’s craftsmanship and experimentation with garden design. Gertrude Jekyll (/ ˈ dʒ iː k əl / JEE-kəl; 29 November 1843 – 8 December 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist. ... Munstead Wood. Munstead Wood was a horticultural experimentation centre for the famous English 19th century gardener, pioneering spirit and subject of today's Google Doodle, Gertrude Jekyll, whose gardens feature among the 250 plus designs in our book The Gardener’s Garden. Publication date 1904 Publisher Longmans, Green and co. Collection americana Digitizing sponsor Google Book from the collections of University of Michigan Language English. Wood And Garden [Gertrude Jekyll] on Amazon.com. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. She had an artists eye for colour and contrasted plant textures to great effect. Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working ... by Gertrude Jekyll ... Gertrude Jekyll. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Jekyll Garden Bks. Gardens > England > Surrey > Munstead Wood Garden To historians, this is one of the most famous gardens in England. Papermac Edition. Gertrude Jekyll was a bigger-than-life historical character who captured our imaginations.