JEKYLL 5   |   Jekyll and Lutyens Works

Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens collaborated on more than 120 projects during their careers. Here are some of their most celebrated works.

Munstead Wood

When Gertrude Jekyll acquired 15 acres of land at Munstead Wood in Surrey it became her personal plant nursery and a place for planting experiments. Edwin Lutyens soon designed a house for the site and Munstead became Jekyll’s home from 1897 until her death in 1932. Today, Munstead is owned by the National Trust and is an 11-acre treasure which showcases Lutyen’s architectural style together with Jekyll’s artistic approach to “wild gardening’ and the innovative use of colour in her planting designs.

Photo montage of Munstead Wood gardens

Hestercombe

The formal garden Jekyll and Lutyens created together at Hestercombe from 1904 to 1908 is regarded to be the best surviving example of their partnership and one of the most important gardens of the 20thcentury. With views over the Taunton valley in Somerset, the formal garden feature terraces, colourful borders, a pool and an orangery. Its most famous feature is The Great Plat – a parterre of intricate patterned flowerbeds and lawns in the centre of the garden with a pergola at one end.

Photo montage of Hestercombe gardens

Lindisfarne Castle

While the original castle dates from the 1540s, Edwin Lutyens was commissioned to refurbish Lindisfarne Castle to the tastes of its new owner in the early 20th century. Gertrude Jekyll designed planting schemes for the walled garden and castle surrounds. Her summer flower garden for the walled garden was designed to peak in the summer months when it would bloom in a riot of colours. Jekyll’s garden was planted in 1911 and is still cared for by the National Trust today.

Photo montage of Lindisfarne Castle gardens

Greywalls

Built in 1901, the house and gardens at Greywalls in Scotland overlooks beautiful views over East Lothian and the Firth of Forth. Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll created a harmonious design at Greywalls by constructing both the house and garden walls from local honey-coloured stone – though the name ‘Greywalls’ was given for the grey slate tiles covering parts of the walls. The garden features classic Jekyll elements including lawns edged with grand herbaceous borders, a sunken garden and a rose garden which has since been replanted with a mixed planting scheme.

Photo montage of Greywalls gardens

JEKYLL 5   |   Jekyll and Lutyens

Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens collaborated on more than 120 projects during their careers. Here are some of their most celebrated works.

Munstead Wood

When Gertrude Jekyll acquired 15 acres of land at Munstead Wood in Surrey it became her personal plant nursery and a place for planting experiments. Edwin Lutyens soon designed a house for the site and Munstead became Jekyll’s home from 1897 until her death in 1932. Today, Munstead is owned by the National Trust and is an 11-acre treasure which showcases Lutyen’s architectural style together with Jekyll’s artistic approach to “wild gardening’ and the innovative use of colour in her planting designs.

Photo montage of Munstead Wood gardens

Hestercombe

The formal garden Jekyll and Lutyens created together at Hestercombe from 1904 to 1908 is regarded to be the best surviving example of their partnership and one of the most important gardens of the 20thcentury. With views over the Taunton valley in Somerset, the formal garden feature terraces, colourful borders, a pool and an orangery. Its most famous feature is The Great Plat – a parterre of intricate patterned flowerbeds and lawns in the centre of the garden with a pergola at one end.

Photo montage of Hestercombe gardens

Lindisfarne Castle

While the original castle dates from the 1540s, Edwin Lutyens was commissioned to refurbish Lindisfarne Castle to the tastes of its new owner in the early 20th century. Gertrude Jekyll designed planting schemes for the walled garden and castle surrounds. Her summer flower garden for the walled garden was designed to peak in the summer months when it would bloom in a riot of colours. Jekyll’s garden was planted in 1911 and is still cared for by the National Trust today.

Photo montage of Lindisfarne Castle gardens

Greywalls

Built in 1901, the house and gardens at Greywalls in Scotland overlooks beautiful views over East Lothian and the Firth of Forth. Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll created a harmonious design at Greywalls by constructing both the house and garden walls from local honey-coloured stone – though the name ‘Greywalls’ was given for the grey slate tiles covering parts of the walls. The garden features classic Jekyll elements including lawns edged with grand herbaceous borders, a sunken garden and a rose garden which has since been replanted with a mixed planting scheme.

Photo montage of Greywalls gardens