Architect John Nash conceived
the Royal Pavilion and gardens as a whole. The gardens
reflect the great revolution in landscape gardening that
began in the 1730s. Formal layouts of straight lines and
symmetrical shapes were replaced with curving paths, natural
groups of trees and shrubs and picturesque views.
West
View of the Pavilion from Views
of the Royal Pavilion, by John Nash, 1826
Nash's scheme was destroyed in the 19th century by a tarmac road and later
planting, but a recent restoration programme has returned the grounds as closely
as possible to Nash's 1820s plans. Plant species and varieties have been selected
using the original lists of plants supplied to George IV.
