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Famous designers of Hertfordshire's parks and gardens

The information was provided by Martin Volhard, former Head of Landscape:

Bridgeman

Briggens, Brocket, Cassiobury, Gubbins (Gobions), Moor Park, Sacombe, Tring

Capability Brown

Ashridge - Brown landscape obliterated, remodelled or surviving in part only. Barnet, East (Littlegrove) - Brown landscape obliterated, remodelled or surviving in part only.

Beechwood - Brown architecture, including garden buildings, with landscaping wholly or partly in existence.

Cole Green - Brown landscape obliterated, remodelled or surviving in part only.

Digswell - Brown landscape obliterated, remodelled or surviving in part only.

The Hoo - Brown's designs or advice only.

Moor Park - Brown's 1755-60 landscape obliterated, remodelled or surviving in part only.

Pishiobury - Architecture or landscapes attributed to Brown.

Wrotham Park - Brown's designs or advice only.

Youngsbury - Brown landscapes or lesser garden works in existence.

Repton

Wyddial Hall, Lamer, Tewin Water, Panshanger (significantly affected by current mineral extraction)

In 1813 Repton was also consulted about the gardens at Ashridge but his ideas were not followed exactly by the Countess of Bridgewater.

Jekyll

Homewood-Knebworth, Knebworth House (Herb garden), Temple Dinsley, Hill End-Hitchin, Fairhill-Berkhamsted, Amersfoot-Berkhamsted, Digswell Place, Ashwell Bury House, The Priory-Hitchin.

Jellicoe

Hemel Hempstead Water Gardens