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West Wycombe : the perfect Georgian park?

Posted on 09/07/2022 by The Gardens Trust

After last week’s post about Sir Francis Dashwood, outlining the background history of West Wycombe and its wider landscape today I’m turning my attention to the pleasure grounds and parkland of the estate. Like the house itself these were designed … Continue reading →

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Batty’s arti-natural Principles

Posted on 29/07/2017 by The Gardens Trust

The wonderfully named Batty Langley was a gardener’s son who followed in his fathers footsteps and then turned surveyor, landscape gardener, artificial stone maker, would-be architect and garden designer, as well as prolific author. Well he had to do something … Continue reading →