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Gertrude Jekyll
British
Celebrity
Born:
Nov 29
,
1843
Died:
Dec 8
,
1932
Bare
Beauty
Cannot
Garden
Gardening
Will
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A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.
Gertrude Jekyll
Teacher
Patience
Gardening
Trust
Garden
Entire
Above
Thrift
Industry
Grand
Teaches
Careful
What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.
Gertrude Jekyll
Time
Will
Beauty
Young
Summer
Months
Say
Sign
Promise
About
Perfect
Fade
Remind
Fresh
June
Fulfillment
Ever
Earlier
In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.
Gertrude Jekyll
Work
Wisdom
Alone
Knowledge
Garden
Other
Kinds
Some
Perceiving
Only
Also
Well
Arrangement
Gain
Acquire
Decorative
The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.
Gertrude Jekyll
Happiness
Love
Gardening
Garden
Wish
Lesson
Others
Thoroughly
Gives
Know
Pass
Learnt
Enduring
There is a lovable quality about the actual tools. One feels so kindly to the thing that enables the hand to obey the brain. Moreover, one feels a good deal of respect for it; without it the brain and the hand would be helpless.
Gertrude Jekyll
Good
Respect
Quality
Obey
Tools
Would
Would-Be
Kindly
About
Moreover
Feels
Without
Deal
Enables
Brain
Hand
Lovable
Good Deal
Helpless
Actual
Thing
It is no use asking me or anyone else how to dig... Better to go and watch a man digging, and then take a spade and try to do it.
Gertrude Jekyll
Me
Man
Better
Try
Dig
Digging
Else
Take
How
Go
Anyone
Anyone Else
Spade
Then
Asking
Use
Watch
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