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People / Places

Invited in 1779 to redesign the college gardens of Cambridge University, Brown envisaged uniting them into a single park. Unfortunately his grand plan was never realised but they can still be explored today.

People / Places

Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown bought the Manor of Fenstanton and Hilton in 1767 which can be explored in this 2 mile walk by Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust.

Places

Catrina Fenton, head of the Heritage Seed Library at charity Garden Organic, explains more about this unique ‘living library’ of heritage vegetables – which in 2025 is celebrating its 50th anniversary

Places

The beautiful Grade II* listed Georgian garden at Painswick features a fantastical landscape of deceptive vistas, serpentine paths, pools, woodlands, follies and a grand formal vegetable garden.

Places

The gardens at Levens Hall are best known as the home of the world’s oldest topiary garden, an extraordinary collection of ancient box and yew trees sculpted into abstract and geometric shapes.

People

William Robinson (1835–1935) was apparently responsible for the design of only one garden, Gravetye Manor in Sussex, but his influence is still felt today.

Styles / Topics

Exploring how Jane Austen presents, and subtly comments on, the Picturesque in Sense and Sensibility, through the creation of both character and dialogue.

Styles

The English Landscape Garden developed throughout the eighteenth century and has been called our greatest contribution to art and culture.

Places

Imagine stepping into a garden where history lingers in the air, where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert once found solace amid vibrant blooms. Osborne House on the Isle of Wight is more than just a former royal residence – it’s a place where nature and history intertwine, creating an atmosphere that feels both grand and intimate.