In 1726, George I approved ambitious plan that had been prepared by the Royal Gardener, Henry Wise with his assistant Charles Bridgeman.
Kensington Gardens belonged to Kensington palace; the gardens were laid out between 1728 and 1738 were first opened to the public in the mid-eighteen century, and contain a pond point, formal avenues, a sunken Dutch garden and an orangery.
It was Queen Caroline however, wife of George II wife enthusiastically implemented of the Kensington Gardens which still remain today.
It was Bridgeman who created the Serpentine water feature; this lake being divided into parts the uppermost end known as Long Water, which includes the very ornate and attractive Italian Garden. Bridgeman had created a park designed for civilized men and women, where they could walk and admire this elegance scene.
In the 1770s Kensington Gardens incorporated a wide variety of landscape garden design, including the remains of a formal Dutch garden dating from the building of the palace, and an Orangerie designed by Wren and sunken garden by Henry Wise both for Queen Anne.
Kensington Garden
