"Lancelot Capability Brown began his career as a member of Lord Cobham’s gardening staff at Stowe, working under William of Kent who is credited for the (at the time) new English style of landscape gardening. Much like the gardens he tended to, he flourished and became master gardener in his mid-twenties, becoming much-sought after by local aristocracy. Stowe these days, especially after a major restoration in 2015, is a glorious testament to his skills. Glittering ornamental lakes, dense winding wooded valleys, mystical temples and sweeping vistas create vastly different settings depending on what time of day you visit. A picnic and a bottle of white amongst the wildflowers of the Grecian Valley is hard to top."