Gertrude Jekyll was a British horticulturist, garden designer, writer and so much more. She created more than 400 gardens during her lifetime. Gertrude was born on Nov. 29, 175 years ago, in London.

Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit articles on a range of home improvement topics. Her passion for lifestyle writing began with her editorial apprenticeship ...

Key to the Victorian design are pincushion gardens with seasonal bedding. Elliott said the nickname describes them as "somewhat mounded, principally where you could stick anything into them. They were ...

We conclude the seven Victorian-era architectural styles with the one considered the “all-American” picturesque style. Born out of a rebellion to escape the lavish and excessive decoration associated ...

During Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901, Victorian design emerged in a time known for its prosperity and rapid expansion of technology and arts. We like to consider 19th century designers as ...