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The idea that gardens can support healing is not a modern innovation, but a recurring theme within the history of designed landscapes.

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Designed to improve our health and community cohesion, playgrounds began as ‘gymnasia’ for all to use.

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Established to provide recreation and education for the growing middle classes, Sheffield Botanical Gardens was first designed by Robert Marnock in 1834.

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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.

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The Interwar Years (1918–1939) marked a pivotal shift in garden design, as landscapes responded to both personal grief and broader cultural transformation.