Lancelot " Capability " Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783) [1] was an English gardener and landscape architect, a notable figure in the history of the English …

Jan 11, 2021 · Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown is one of Britain’s most celebrated landscape architects. His natural eye for the ‘capabilities’ of an estate would develop a garden style now …

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was a grand designer, entrepreneur and salesman who became the UK's most famous landscape designer of the 18th century. His nickname came from his …

Brown’s nickname arose from his habit of saying that a place had “capabilities.” By the time he died, he was rich and honoured and had “improved” a greater acreage of ground than any …

Dec 28, 2016 · If you were anyone in Georgian society, your garden would have been designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Wealthy lords and ladies, and even the royals, commissioned …

Apr 29, 2019 · Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown was the first celebrity garden designer. In the 18th century he was the man who, for the first time, made gardening fashionable in all the right …

Apr 23, 2025 · Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was an English landscape architect and gardener. He became one of the UK's most famous designers in the 18th century and his influence on …

The man responsible for Blenheim Palace’s ultimate garden transformation back in 1764 was none other than Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, one of the most popular and successful …

Lancelot “Capability” Brown was the premier landscape gardener or landscape architect of the 18th century in the United Kingdom. He worked with homeowners to transform their outlook, …

Lancelot Brown soon acquired the peculiar nickname "Capability" from his habit of telling clients that their gardens had "great capabilities". In his talented hands, they certainly did. Brown has …