The five acre Luton Hoo Walled Garden was designed by Capability Brown for
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, soon after he acquired the estate in 1763.
Former Prime Minister and first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew,
his garden at Luton Hoo contributed to his reputation as a noted botanist
and horticulturalist.

Successive owners of the estate adapted the garden to match the changing fashions in gardens over the years. Numerous heated glasshouses were built by the Leigh family in the last quarter of the 19th century for the production of fruit and flowers, a few which still survive today. The largest of the surviving glasshouses, built by the firm of Mackenzie and Moncur for Sir Julius and Lady Wernher circa 1911, is evidence of the extravagance of the Edwardian period.

The garden continued to be productive well into the 20th century, only to fall into decline from the 1980s onwards. Now the focus of a fascinating restoration project largely carried out by an enthusiastic team of volunteers, the garden will be revived and its structures repaired for the enjoyment of future generations.

Illustrated talks on the history of the garden and tours of the garden can be organised for groups, by prior appointment.