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He tamed nature—not with fences and walls, but with vision, water, and sweeping lines of earth and sky.

Lancelot "Capability" Brown wasn’t just a gardener. He was the landscape whisperer of the 18th century, a man who ripped up rigid, geometric gardens and replaced them with something wild, flowing, and utterly revolutionary. Picture serene lakes that seem to appear by magic, rolling green hills sculpted with a painter’s eye, and perfectly placed trees that turned the English countryside into living theatre.

But beneath that effortless beauty? Engineering brilliance, ruthless ambition, and a quiet war on tradition.

Was Brown a genius who saw nature’s true potential—or a vandal who wiped centuries of history from the land? Did he set the stage for the romantic ideal—or was he rewriting the past in soft curves and manicured wildness?

Join Keith as he ventures into the world of Capability Brown—visionary, rule-breaker, and the man who dared to redesign England’s soul.

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