The Painterly Soul of the English Garden To understand the legacy of Gertrude Jekyll is to witness a profound blurring of the lines between fine art and the living landscape. Born in Mayfair, London, in 1843, Jekyll was far more than a mere horticulturist; she was a polymath whose creative vision spanned painting, photography, craft, and literature. Her early years, spent moving from the urban bustle of London to the verdant surroundi…