Dorothy Renton

[2] On 11 September 1922 she married John Taylor Renton (1891–1967), a chartered land agent,[2] in Edinburgh,[1] where she grew up.

The gardens were remarkable because they used unusual Asian seeds which were native to Tibet, Bhutan and China.

[3] In 1954 the Royal Horticultural Society awarded their Veitch memorial medal to her in recognition of her work introducing new plants.

[6] The garden is known for its dog’s tooth violets, magnolias, Japanese maples and a katsura tree.

[4] There are estimated to be 3,500 different types of plant, which includes the national collections of Himalayan blue poppies, at Branklyn.