The possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden; it only makes a collection. Having got the plants, the great thing is to use them with careful selection and definite intention.


Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden (ed. 1919)

Gertrude Jekyll Quotes

The possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden; it only...

The possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden; it only...

The possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden; it only...

The possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden; it only...