Quote by Gertrude Jekyll
In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, o

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

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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

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There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight. – Gertrude Jekyll

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His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world. – William Shenstone

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It has been common knowledge to informed collectors that many times the finest and rarest art glass is found unsigned. – James Lafferty

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