Sarah Rutherford is a Kew-trained gardener with an MA in the conservation of historic parks and gardens, and a PhD on the landscapes of nineteenth-century lunatic asylums. She worked for English Heritage assessing over 250 sites across England for the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, becoming Head of the Register. During this time she visited many Georgian landscape gardens and has studied still more as an enthusiastic freelance consultant researching and writing conservation plans for parks and gardens. Jonathan Lovie is a freelance landscape historian and the part-time Conservation Officer for The Garden History Society. After undertaking post-graduate historical research, he worked for English Heritage on the Register of Parks and Gardens, developing a wide-ranging knowledge of different types of landscapes across the country.

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Sarah Rutherford is a Kew-trained gardener with an MA in the conservation of historic parks and gardens, and a PhD on the landscapes of nineteenth-century lunatic asylums. She worked for English Heritage assessing over 250 sites across England for the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, becoming Head of the Register. During this time she visited many Georgian landscape gardens and has studied still more as an enthusiastic freelance consultant researching and writing conservation plans for parks and gardens. Jonathan Lovie is a freelance landscape historian and the part-time Conservation Officer for The Garden History Society. After undertaking post-graduate historical research, he worked for English Heritage on the Register of Parks and Gardens, developing a wide-ranging knowledge of different types of landscapes across the country.

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• IntroductionArchesBeastly BuildingsBridges and CascadesCastles and FortsChurches and ChapelsColumnsDruidianaGates and GatewaysGrottoesHermitages and Root HousesMausolea and MonumentsObelisks and PyramidsOrangeries and ConservatoriesThe OrientRotundasRuinsTemples and PavilionsTowers: Prospect and AspectWatery Diversions: Boathouses, Bath Houses and Fishing TemplesFurther ReadingPlaces to VisitGlossaryIndex