Arthur Kilpin Bulley (10 January 1861 – 3 May 1942)[1] was a British cotton merchant and creator of the Ness Botanic Gardens.
[4] After leaving school he joined his family's cotton trading business, often travelling overseas where he developed an interest in uncommon plants.
Bulley purchased 60 acres of land near Ness in Cheshire in 1898, in which he built a house and a plant nursery, opening parts of the garden for free to villagers.
[4] Bulley campaigned in 1921 to open an Alpine garden on Snowdon, receiving criticism from those concerned about introducing foreign plants to the mountain, leading to his abandonment of the plan soon after.
[2] The species Primula bulleyana and the orchid genus Bulleya Schlechter are named after Bulley.