Innovative—and prolific—18th-century garden guru Capability Brown forever changed the face of Great Britain with his romantic rolling landscapes

Buckinghamshire England | Built 1712 to 1770s | Designed by Charles Bridgeman (1690–1738), William Kent (c. 1685 – 1748), and Capability Brown (c. 1715/1716 – 1783) | #EnglishLandscapeGarden

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National Trust Gardens: Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown visited Newton House in 1775 after being invited to give his opinion. He was not required to produce a plan but advised on additional works. He recommended moving the kitchen garden from Newton House, relocating the farm to where the modern day Home Farm is located and planting clumps of trees. Dinefwr has a path named after ‘Capability’ Brown as it’s believed he helped plan its design.

Innovative—and prolific—18th-century garden guru Capability Brown forever changed the face of Great Britain with his romantic rolling landscapes

2016 was the 300th anniversary of the birth of the landscape gardener who defined what we see as the British countryside

Blenheim Palace's great serpentine lake as designed by Capability Brown. This was a typical feature in the English Landscape Garden style.