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(Horticulturist, Architect, Landscape architect) Lancelot "Capability" Brown, an English gardener and landscape architect, is renowned for his significant contributions to the English landscape garden style. He offered clients a comprehensive range of services, including garden and park design, landscaping management, and planting. Brown's work is characterized by his creation of landscaped parks for country estates, featuring pleasure gardens and shrubberies. Despite facing criticism for producing uniform landscapes, his influence on English garden design was profound, surpassing that of his predecessors. Brown designed more than 170 parks, earning the moniker "Capability" for his skill in identifying properties' potential for enhancement.