William Aiton

a biography from the Garden and Landscape Guide

Born - Died : 1731 - 1793

Aiton was a Scots gardener. He worked at Kew and produced the Hortus Kewensis (1789) listing over 5,000 plants in cultivation at Kew. His son, William Townsend Aiton (1766) was born at Kew and later had charge of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton

Gardens designed by William Aiton