Chatsworth Arboretum and Pinetum – highly managed woodlands
by Angus, 8 May, 2015, 0 comments
In the 1830s the 6th Duke of Devonshire, owner of the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire, was one of the first to plant a pinetum and arboretum. He did this in partnership with Joseph Paxton, who later became famous for building the Crystal Palace exhibition in London. Taking a few acres of grazing land above the great house at Chatsworth, they set about planting trees systematically in accordance with the botanical classification used at the time. It's very clear that both the Duke and Joseph Paxton had great fun in their creation of some large-scale landscape features. Read more...
