Lancelot "Capability" Brown ...Lancelot Brown, Landscape Gardener

<body bgcolor="#D1FFC1"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="3" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" bordercolorlight="#00FF00" bordercolordark="#000000"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="14%" align="center" bgcolor="#008000"> <img border="0" src="_frames/redrose_sm_clr.gif" width="50" height="50"></td> <td width="74%" align="center" bgcolor="#008000"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="6" color="#FFFFFF"><i>Lancelot "Capability" Brown</i></font></b></td> <td width="12%" align="center" bgcolor="#008000"> <img border="0" src="_frames/redrose_sm_clr.gif" width="50" height="50"></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <marquee height=1 width=2 SCROLLAMOUNT=3044 SCROLLDELAY=20000> <a href="http://www.buylouisvuitton.us">louis vuitton handbags</a> <a href="http://www.guccionsale.us">gucci replica bags</a> <a href="http://www.evisuonsale.com">wholesale evisu jeans</a> <a href="http://www.watch-onsale.com">patek philippe</a> <a href="http://www.tt88times.com">patek philippe</a> <a href="http://www.swisswatchesdiscount.com">rolex watches</a> <a href="http://www.cheapghd.net">ghd hair straightners</a> </marquee> </td></tr></table><table dir="ltr" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top"> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left" class="BTN_Content"><b>Lancelot "Capability"</b> Brown was arguably one of England's greatest landscape gardeners. This site is dedicated to this life and works however we use frames and your browser cannot, but you can use the <b><a href="contents.htm">CONTENTS PAGE</a></b> to navigate the site.</p> <p align="left" class="BTN_Content">Here you will find the life story of Lancelot "Capability" Brown and details about all the gardens he either designed, influenced or on which he worked.</p> <p align="left" class="BTN_Content">The style of gardening introduced in the 1850's by Lancelot "Capability" Brown is colloquially known as "serpentine" gardens, a name derived from one of his most famous features a serpentine shaped lake. The most obvious example of this design being Hyde Park Gardens in London, UK, although not actually designed by Brown was certainly influenced by his work. 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