Felix Gillet 1835 – 1908
“Felix Gillet is the father of perennial agriculture in California and the Pacific Northwest and was a resident of Nevada City. Beginning in 1871, Gillet imported, bred, and introduced most of the plants that comprise the foundation of California and Pacific Northwest perennial fruit, grapes, and nuts. Gillet introduced hundreds of varieties that helped create these industries: Almonds, Walnuts, Filberts, Chestnuts, Cherries, Apples, Mulberries, Pears, Figs, Table, Raisin and Wine Grapes, Plums, Prunes, Apricots, Peaches, Roses, Nectarines, and Strawberries.” Felixgillet.org
Gertrude Jekyll 1843-1932
“Gertrude Jekyll was a British horticulturist and garden designer. She created some 400 gardens in the UK, Europe, and America. Her garden design was influenced by Arts and Crafts principles, and she felt that a sympathetic relationship between house and surroundings was vital; that each individual plant should be studied for culture, habit, foliage, and color to achieve a practical, beautiful, and appropriate effect and that the garden should reveal unexpected views and pictorial surprises.” GertrudeJekyll.co.uk
