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	Capability Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He is remembered as "the last of the great English eighteenth-century artists to be accorded his due", and "England's greatest gardener".
		It is estimated that Brown was responsible for over 170 gardens surrounding the finest country houses and estates in Britain.
		The well-known formal gardens of England that were the predominant style before his time were criticized by Alexander Pope and others in the early 1700s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Capability_Brown (820 words)

	Sheffield Park Garden
		Sheffield Park Garden is a National Trust property situated on the edge of the Sussex Weald midway between East Grinstead and Lewes, 5 miles NW of Uckfield on the A275.
		At Sheffield Park the shores around the main lakes are planted with a superb range of trees and shrubs, which contribute to making this one of the finest woodland gardens in England.
		The gardens are considered to be at their visual best on sunny days with blue skies in the second half of October when the waters of the lakes reflect the magnificent autumn colours.
	www.gardens-to-go.org.uk /SheffieldPark.htm (616 words)

	ViewArticle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The award-winning garden features seven acres of Pleasure Grounds with a lake, and a four-acre 18th century walled garden, romantic in style with a rose garden, greenhouse, apple orchard, herbiary, formal vegetable garden and extensive borders dedicated to growing cut flowers for the house.
		The garden's several layers are linked by flights of steps, and the upper areas are planted in great richness and variety with acers, azaleas and rhododendrons, among others.
		The Spring Garden was redeveloped last year and the rustic summerhouse at the westerly end has been restored to its early 19th century glory with moss walls, seaweed decorations, heather ceiling and thatched roof.
	www.visitsussex.org /viewarticle.aspx?articleid=WSAELDTKMD (1141 words)

	Notes on the Styles of Garden Design
		Hunting parks were the preserve of kings and nobles and could be used to teach young men the arts of riding horses and driving chariots.
		Strict rectilinear gardens with squares and rectangles demarcated by water channels were made by the Persians (from the sixth century BC) by the Arabs (from the eighth century AD) and by the Mongols (from the sixteenth century until the eighteenth century).
		The garden is used to experiment with new materials and new geometries, to site concrete poetry, to place a steaming tub, to build a glass room, to grow non-traditional plants, to transform a pavement into a fountain.
	www.gardenvisit.com /s/styles01.htm (4898 words)

	Sheffield travel guide - Wikitravel
		The population of the city of Sheffield is 516,100 while around 1.5 million people live in the metropolitan area, making it one of the United Kingdom's and Europe's biggest cities.
		Sheffield station is on the south-east side of the city centre and has regular services that run to most major cities from Plymouth to Edinburgh.
		This grand park located next to the University of Sheffield's main campus is home to the Weston Park (Sheffield) musuem due to be reopened in late 2006 after an extensive refurbishment.
	wikitravel.org /en/Sheffield (2119 words)

	Gardens
		But we had come to Britain to see the gardens, and according to "Gardens of England and Wales," the yellow paperback book we carried everywhere, this was the one day of summer Sir James and Lady Scott were to open their gardens to the public.
		She produced a large umbrella, two pairs of Wellingtons (rubber boots as indispensable to English gardeners as sharp shears) and a personal invitation to follow her through the manor house, which was not open to the public.
		The gardens are not in their prime, but the antique-filled bedrooms (some with four-posters) and the marvelous food are enough to recommend it.
	gen.culpepper.com /archives/uk/places/gardens.htm (2160 words)

	British Garden, Horticultural, Heritage and Special Interest Videos
		Trebah Garden at Mawnan Smith is sitated on the edge of Dartmoor in the beautiful county of Cornwall.
		Ten acres of glorious colour are centred on the enchanting terraced walled garden surrounding the romantic ruins of a medieval vicarage.
		Two superb National Trust gardens are also featured: therecently restored flower and kitchen gardens at Calke Abbey in Derbyshire; and the wonderful sub-tropical plantlife of Overbecks on the Salcombe estuary in Devon.
	www.viburnum-gardens.com.au /vidother.html (2386 words)

	National Trust \| Sheffield Park Garden \| History
		Sheffield Park Garden is noted as an 18th century landscape overlaid with 20th century planting.
		By 1700 the Deer Park had been partially formalised by Lord De La Warr who planted avenues of trees radiating from the house and cleared areas to establish lawns.
		During the Second World War the house and garden became the headquarters for a Canadian armoured division and Nissan huts were sited in the garden and woods.
	www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/cymraeg/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-sheffieldparkgarden/w-sheffieldparkgarden-history.htm (320 words)

	Sheffield Park Garden and places to stay nearby
		Sheffield Park is a great landscaped garden created by Capability Brown in the 18th century.
		I have spent many an enjoyable afternoon at Sheffield Park in every season, when my children were young and in pushchairs, but it will appeal to all.
		Sheffield Park is well worth a visit any time of year.
	www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk /sheffield_park_garden.htm (218 words)

	Sheffield Park Gardens
		He acquired the estate on the death of the 3rd Earl of Sheffield in 1909 and devoted the next 25 years to introducing a huge variety of exotic trees and shrubs, transforming and extending the 18th century landscape park.
		Around the shores of the lakes is a superb range of trees and shrubs whose inspired planting have made Sheffield Park one of the finest woodland gardens in Britain.
		The gardens are considered to be at their best on sunny days in the second half of October when the blue waters of the lakes set off the magnificent autumn colours.
	www.touruk.co.uk /gardens/gardenssussex_sheff.htm (509 words)

	The Gardens of England by Lucas & Randall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Sheffield Park Garden, on 120 acres was laid out by Capability Brown in the 18th century with fine specimen trees, magnificent rhododendrons and azaleas.
		Sissinghurst is one of the outstanding gardens of the world and was created by Vita Sackville-West and Sir Harold Nicolson between the surviving parts of an Elizabethan mansion.
		Exbury Gardens are synonymous with rhododendrons and azaleas.
	www.lucasandrandall.com /GardensEngland.asp (589 words)

	Sheffield Garden Walk >> Garden Center
		The conservatory was designed in 1906 by Jens Jensen, "the dean of Prairie landscape." This 2-acre enclosed garden is the largest public horticultural collection under glass in the world.
		Located next to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago's largest park, this horticultural collection, including a 50 foot tall fiddle leaf rubber tree dating from 1891, expands into four greenhouses and is well worth the visit.
		On 385 acres of spectacular beauty ever-changing with the seasons, it is the third most-visited botanic garden in the United States.
	www.sheffieldfestivals.org /links.html (243 words)

	Country Life : Country rural (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		T he dilemma is one that many historic garden collections will face if the South-East experiences the milder, wetter winters and warmer, drier summers forecast by scientists.
		Attempting to preserve such gardens may limit their chances of survival, as it prevents flora and fauna from responding to change by migrating or incorporating new species.
		Unfortunately, large parts of Sheffield Park are indeed wet, with almost 16 acres of the 120 acre site taken up by its four ponds.
	www.countrylife.co.uk /about/features/feat129.php (402 words)

	Garden history
		Charlemagne's 'chapter' (capitulary) on gardens gave detailed instructions for the plants to be used in the royal gardens and for the management of his lands.
		William Temple's essay 'Upon the Gardens of Epicurus: or Of Gardening' (1685) is extravagantly praised by Nicholas Pevsner.
		Historical and design information is provided because visits to gardens and parks are more interesting when touring with an informed eye for historical and design detail, just as tours to botanic gardens are more enjoyable when the visitor has a knowledge of plants and planting design.
	www.gardenvisit.com /garden_history/garden_history_cd.htm (4020 words)

	Greenhouse gardening throughout Alaska is common and provides many advantages over outdoor gardening. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Benefits of Gardening Gardening is a tool to abate life's stress, enhance the environment, develop individuals, and build communities.
		This class differs from that of Gardener primarily in that occupants are expected to perform gardening and/or landscape maintenance at a higher skill level and are usually responsible for intensive gardening and general maintenance of a specific landscaped area or areas on a regularly assigned basis.
		Sheffield Park Garden, East Sussex Like many historic gardens, Sheffield Park Garden is a living work of art, a Grade I listed garden, laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown and further developed in the early 20th century by Arthur Soames, who introduced an exciting collection of rare and unusual trees and shrubs.
	www.clickerado.com /g/gardening/greenhouse.htm (2637 words)

	Capability Brown and Humphrey Repton at Brightling Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		ited with inventing the term "landscape gardening" in order to express his theory that the art requires "the united powers of the landscape painter and the practical gardener ".
		Repton authored several articles on gardening for the Linnean Society, and wrote five books on his gardening philosophy and practice, including Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening (1794) and An Inquiry into the Changes of Taste in Landscape Gardening (1806).
		Designed in the 1750s, this 700 acre park is home to the largest and oldest herd of fallow deer in England.
	johnmadjackfuller.homestead.com /reptonbrown.html (1602 words)

	Sheffield City Council - Welcome To Sheffield
		Sheffield is a great place to be…you’ll soon realise why we’re so proud of our city.
		Sheffield's comprehensive visitor guide is available free of charge. It can be picked up at the Visitor Information point (see above) or we are happy to send a copy direct to you.
		To order a FREE copy of Sheffield's latest visitor and accommodation guide please call our Visitor Information Line on +44 (0) 114 221 1900 or complete our on-line request form.
	www.sheffield.gov.uk /out--about/tourist-information (300 words)

	English Gardens
		While I adore the garden at Great Dixter (especially the peacock topiaries), I think I am most fond of Christopher Lloyd's top nine reasons why he doesn't label his garden.
		This rooftop garden in London is impressive in its ability to transport you far and away from the noise of the street.
		As it turns out, he had recently passed away and the garden was likely to be demolished for subdivisions.
	www.lindaplato.com /gardens/gardens_English.htm (571 words)

	British Tours: England's Gardens
		Gardens feature strongly on many of our tours - a theme no doubt influenced by our Managing Director whose garden has won the Gold Medal for 'Best Garden in Greater London' three times.
		We can design specialised itineraries to visit Britain's most wonderful gardens that are at their best during your visit to Britain.
		In May we recommend Stourhead, Sheffield Park Garden, Leonardslee, and the 'punch bowl' in Windsor Great Park when the rhododendrons and azaleas are in full bloom.
	www.britishtours.com /england_gardens.html (142 words)

	Garden tours of England, Chelsea Flower Show, Hampton Court Flower Show
		It is possible that you’ll not be able to see every single garden listed on the tour as the weather, or the group’s preferences, may dictate that we spend longer in particular properties than anticipated and have to omit others.
		There will be other visits to smaller private gardens (members of the National Garden Scheme) not mentioned here as their limited opening times are not published at the time this tour is designed.
		Minterne Gardens is a landscaped garden of over 30 acres with rare rhododendrons, magnolias, stream and water cascades.
	www.backroadstouring.co.uk /FlowerFestivalTours.htm (1971 words)

	Gardens Visited - 2004
		This selection of photographs were taken at three of the gardens which we have visited in 2004.
		The National Trust property of Sheffield Park Garden was laid out in the 18th Century by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown.
		It is known as a garden for all seasons.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /johngoldsbrough/gardens2004.html (210 words)

	Autumn Garden Tour
		Next on the agenda is Killerton Park and Gardens with its hillside garden that is beautiful throughout the year, and its rustic style summer-house known as the Bear’s Hut that is fascinating to inspect.
		This garden in a stream-fed valley set within the spectacular scenery of the coast, is planted with a wide variety of uncommon trees and rare and exotic shrubs.
		This landscape garden was laid out during the period of 1741-1780, and displays temples in the classical style.
	www.justyourown.com /autumn.htm (860 words)

	All you ever wanted to know About Sheffield Park Garden, Sussex
		Description: Owned by the National Trust, 100 acres (40 hectares) of gardens were designed for the First Earl of Sheffield by Humphry Repton and the landscape gardener 'Capability' Brown.
		Featuring waterfalls, lakes, shrubs and trees, the gardens provide all year colour although autumn is particularly breathtaking.
		Sheffield Park House is not owned by the National Trust and is therefore not accessible.
	www.allaboutsussex.co.uk /index/placestovisit/sheffieldparkgarden.htm (72 words)

	England Scotland Wales A Travel Guide \| Best of the Best
		While we guess that you might be able to see the house and a bit of the gardens in the three or so hours the coach tours allow, you may want to spend five or six hours here on your own to include a proper walkabout the 100 acres of formal gardens and parklands.
		It is surrounded by a 500 acre country park with 92 acres of gardens - a garden terrace adjoining the castle and, a short walk away, what is likely the largest walled garden in Scotland.
		Prior to gifting the castle and country park to the National Trust for Scotland, The Marquis of Ailsa arranged for - the then - General Eisenhower to be given the private apartments on the top floor of the castle (now available as an exclusive hotel) for his use in his lifetime.
	my.core.com /~jcnash/best.html (6919 words)

	Sheffield Park Garden, Sussex, 2, Adanor Photography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This magnificent landscape garden was laid out in the 18th century by the famous landscape gardener
		The centrepiece of the garden is the original four lakes, which provide vistas from several points
		In 1954 the National Trust purchased the garden whilst the house remained in private hands.
	www.adanor.co.uk /sheffield2.html (102 words)

	ETS Garden Tours
		There are four acres of gardens at this Elizabethan house which have been planted to provide interest throughout the year.
		It is a plantsmans garden much of which has been designed and constructed by the Lloyd family who have owned the fifteenth century house since 1910.
		The garden was started by Sir Edmund Loder, a member of the family that introduced the famous Rhododendron Loderi hybrids in 1901.
	www.etsuk.com /garden/tour_02.htm (530 words)

	Sheffield's Beer and Wine Garden, City Search Best Outdoor Bar Award Recipient
		Conveniently located at 3258 N. Sheffield Avenue, just one block north of the Belmont El, and six blocks south of Wrigley Field, Sheffield's is the perfect place for a relaxing drink after work or beers with the gang before and after every Cub's home game.
		We've been on the corner of Sheffield and School streets since 1980 and if you haven't visited before, we look forward to introducing you to some of the world's great craft brewed beers.
		If you're a Sheffield's regular, take a moment to sign up for our monthly e-mail newsletter and be the first to learn about special promotions and events.
	www.sheffieldschicago.com (329 words)

	BBC America - Travel Chelsea Flower Show 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Travel to Sussex for a treat of a garden, Sheffield Park Gardens (www.nationaltrust.org.uk), an 18th-century garden filled with azaleas and rhododendrons.
		His gardens — including meadows, mixed borders, and an exotic garden — provide a wonderful setting for the 15th-century house.
		This is a garden-visiting program that entails a certain amount of walking on streets, in gardens, and along paths that may be wet or not flat.
	www.bbcamerica.com /travel/british_connection/travel_chelsea_flower_show_2005.jsp (1007 words)

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