Gertrude Jekyll
Garden designer, artist
Died when: 89 years 9 days (1068 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gertrude Jekyll VMH (/'d?i?k?l/ JEE-k?l; 29 November 1843 – 8 December 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist.
She created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrote over 1000 articles for magazines such as Country Life and William Robinson's The Garden.
Jekyll has been described as "a premier influence in garden design" by British and American gardening enthusiasts.
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