#November 29, 1843
#OTD Gertrude Jekyll ("Jee-kul"), #British #Horticulturist, #Garden #Designer,
#Photographer, #Writer & #Artist is born.

Regarding #Herbs, Gertrude wrote:

When I pick or crush in my hand a twig of #Bay,
or brush against a bush of #Rosemary,
or tread upon #Tuft of #Thyme...
I feel that #Here is all that is #Best and #Purest and most #Refined,
and nearest to the #Poetry ...of the #Sense of #Smell.

#Gardener #Greatest #Aromatic #Herb #Queen
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