Vanbrugh’s Garden Legacy at Stowe
Richard Wheeler explores Sir John Vanbrugh’s influence on the early development of Stowe’s landscape gardens and the legacy of his ideas.
Stowe House
Thursday, 14th May 2026
Richard Wheeler
The Georgian Visitor: A Vignette of Garden Visiting in the Eighteenth Century
Richard Wheeler runs a garden history consultancy and lectures and writes on the history and iconology of gardens and their understanding and restoration.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Embracing the Pastoral, Anne Halsey – Lady Cobham
Lady Cobham’s love for pastoralism included the Arcadian landscape celebrated in gardens and in the art of Poussin and his followers.
National Trust, Stowe/ Stowe House Preservation Trust
‘Secrets and Scandal’ at West Wycombe Park
The National Trust’s specialist in garden history, Richard Wheeler will conduct us around the Dashwood family’s Buckinghamshire estate.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust