As an independent contractor, he had his first commission designing the Croome estate for Lord Coventry.
As an independent contractor, he had his first commission designing the Croome estate for Lord Coventry. Notorious for the length of time spent on his projects, as Burghley House took over 25 years and required the construction of an artificial lake, he often collaborated with the builder Henry Holland. The formative years of his career were at Stowe in Buckinghamshire, where he modeled his style after that of William Kent. After being placed in charge of maintaining Hampton Court Palace, he had his greatest success working with John Vanbrugh to produce an epic landscape for Blenheim Palace. FTP, identify this 18th Century English garden designer, whose nickname came for his penchant for talking about his potential to improve landscapes.
As an independent contractor, he had his first commission designing the Croome estate for Lord Coventry.
Lancelot “Capability” {Brown}