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The good garden blog is about sharing garden inspiration and ideas from historic gardens around the world and some right next door.  Garden stories explore garden history, design, and the garden people behind famous and not-so-famous gardens.  My garden photographs span dozens of places across 5 continents.  Please join me in celebrating good garden design.

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 Regent's Park, London, UK.

Regent's Park, London, UK.

 Green Bay Botanical Garden.  Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Green Bay Botanical Garden.  Green Bay, Wisconsin.

 Regent's Park. London, UK.

Regent's Park. London, UK.

 Kew Royal Botanic Garden. Richmond, UK.

Kew Royal Botanic Garden. Richmond, UK.

 US National Arboretum. Washington, DC.

US National Arboretum. Washington, DC.

 Regent's Park, London, UK.  Green Bay Botanical Garden.  Green Bay, Wisconsin.  Regent's Park. London, UK.  Kew Royal Botanic Garden. Richmond, UK.  US National Arboretum. Washington, DC.

Gertrude's guidance

David December 5, 2015

Gertrude Jekyll has touched many gardeners.  I love that she came to garden making in a professional way later in life.   She wrote her first book at the age of 55.  Her voice is still fresh, direct, and thoughtful.  She often mentioned that she considered herself an amateur ...

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In Arts and crafts, Wild Tags Gertrude Jekyll, Regent's Park, Green Bay Botanical Garden, Sissinghurst, US Arboretum, London, Washington DC, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Kent, Netherlands, United Kingdom, UK, Kew Garden
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