 Georgian English landscape gardens , such as West Wycombe and Stowe , are arranged as a walk or series of walks that take the visitor through a range of locations , each with its own specific character and separate from the last . Planting and the shape of the landscape is used , alongside follies and man @-@ made water features , to create pleasant vistas and set pieces centred on a building , straight avenue , serpentine walk , or viewpoint . In the later years of the 18th century , the 5 @,@ 000 acres ( 20 km ² ) of grounds were extended to the east , towards the nearby town of High Wycombe , and Humphrey Repton completed the creation of the gardens , until they appeared much as they do today . 
