Meanwhile, Linda pondered what to do outside; her prior experience was limited to house-plants. When a neighbor who was a landscape gardener uncovered a section of the original bed lines, Linda was immediately intrigued. An avid reader, she pored over the books of English gardening doyens Gertrude Jekyll and Rosemary Verey, as well as those of Helen Dillon of Ireland, absorbing all the wisdom they offered. The British manner of dividing a plot into outdoor rooms ideally suited her Tudor-style home.
