Autor/-in: William Robinson

William Robinson. (1838-1945) was an Irish gardener, writer and journalist. His writing influenced a generation of gardeners and he became a friend and collaborator with Gertrude Jekyll. In 1884 he purchased the Elizabethan house Gravetye Manor, where he worked to transform its gardens. Alice Vincent. is a writer, journalist and gardener. Her books include Rootbound, Why Women Grow. and Hark. Cover by Cedric Morris. (1889-1982).