Heatwave Reveals 'Lost' 17th Century Garden Design Under Parched Grass
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A severe heatwave and drought across England revealed the ornate 17th-century 'Great Parterre' garden design—473 feet long by 227 feet wide—buried beneath grass at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire for over 350 years. The symmetrical formal garden, created around 1699 for the 1st Duke of Devonshire, had been covered over around 1730 but became visible again after record temperatures exceeded 30°C (86°F) in May, June, and July 2026.
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