1. Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll
Penelope Keith meets with James Wong, Catherine Horwood and Annabel Watts at home of the great garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll.
The great gardener, Gertrude Jekyll, once said:
"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust."
Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she "changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown".
In the first of three programmes, Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden 鈥� the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey.
Penelope discusses Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions with broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts
Penelope also unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the 麻豆社 sound archive:
* GREAT GARDENS - Gertrude Jekyll meets Chris Serle - 麻豆社 Radio 4 - 1984
Made for 麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions and first broadcast in February 2014.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
You are at the first episode
Broadcasts
- Wed 7 Apr 2021 11:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 7 Apr 2021 21:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 16 Mar 2024 10:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 16 Mar 2024 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 16 Mar 2024 21:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 17 Mar 2024 05:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 21 Mar 2024 20:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
Spring is in the Air
A collection of programmes and features heralding the return of Spring.