1. Lord Mansfield wants to know what you have planned. Do you...
A) Outline it in an email
B) Write him a long essay
C) Paint sketches of how it would look before and after
2. From Kenwood you get lovely views over London. Would you...
A) Hide them behind some trees
B) Plant trees to highlight the view
C) Move the house so you can't see them
3. You are known as a landscape designer. Do you...
A) Still offer opinions on changes to the house
B) Refuse to even look at the house
C) Suggest that the house is knocked down
4. A previous designer added a pretend bridge to the garden. Do you...
A) Think it should be removed
B) Paint it blue so it blends in
C) Make more pretend bridges
5. You need to find somewhere to put the kitchen garden and stables. Do you...
A) Put them right next to the house
B) Suggest the owners can go to the shop and travel by car instead
C) Suggest they buy more land so these can be positioned away from the house
6 The design for the paths around the garden has fallen to you. Do you...
A) Only include paths near the house, the rest is for looking at
B) Add lots of paths but only if they have a purpose
C) Put paths everywhere so there is no grass left
7. Lord Mansfield is worried this might be too expensive to look after. You suggest...
A) Using sheep to cut the lawn
B) Charging visitors to look around
C) Setting up a ski slope in the winter months and making people pay to use it
How did you do?
Where do you place on our garden-ometer?
1-3: Oops! Choose a different career!
4-5: Maybe stick to your own garden!
6-7: You're a rival to Humphrey Repton — the actual designer of Kenwood's amazing gardens.
Get creative with garden themed activities
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Plant a monastic herb garden
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Colour an Elizabethan garden
Download this colouring sheet to create your own version of our gardens timeline poster, using pencils, pens or paints.
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A Spotter's Guide to ... Gardens
Gardens come in all shapes, sizes and designs. Download our spotter's guide and see if you can find these things and more at our garden sites!
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More things to make and do
The Kids Rule! Guide to England’s great gardens (Issue 22)
Read Kids Rule! magazine online to learn about England's historical gardens and the people who designed and worked in them. Plus, take our quiz to see if your skills would be good enough to design a grand Georgian garden!
This is issue 22 in our series of Kids Rule! magazines following the history of England. Each issue is designed to help you discover more about our properties through fun facts, illustrated stories and games.
Read the magazine