Kew gardens o The history of the botanical garden goes back to 1759, when Princess Augusta, mother of king George Ill, started developing a 3.6 ha large garden at the domain of White Lodge, Richmond in west London with the help of gardener William Aiton and botanist Lord Bute. William Chambers designed several The botanical garden actually occupied just a small part of the structures for the garden, including the orangery and the pagoda garden, the rest was designed by Lancelot Capability BrownKew Gardens ⚫ The history of the botanical garden goes back to 1759, when Princess Augusta, mother of king George III, started developing a 3.6 ha large garden at the domain of White Lodge, Richmond in west London with the help of gardener William Aiton and botanist Lord Bute. William Chambers designed several structures for the garden, including the orangery and the pagoda. The botanical garden actually occupied just a small part of the garden, the rest was designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown