Achamore Gardens
The Malcolm McNeill Garden (Formally the First Garden, The Tile Garden and Athlone Bay)
It is within this part of Achamore Gardens, that we would like to recognise the work of previous Head Gardener Malcolm McNeill. If he had not taken layers of many of the Horlick Rhododendrons during his latter years, the collection may have become lost.
There were no records of what was taken or where the plants were within the garden, but prior to my taking over the mantle, he ensured that the Horlick rhododendron were at least labelled.
I would like to re-design the site so that a representative of all remaining Horlick rhododendrons would be planted with an interpretation panel. The Summerhouse (A replacement for one that smashed by a fallen tree in 2007) would have some interpretation to explain who Col. Horlick was and some notes on his rhododendron breeding.
In the last 5 years over 20 mature dangerous and potentially dangerous trees have been felled and removed from here alone.
The Horlick Collection:
- R. 'Argyll'
- R. 'Aureil'
- R. 'Barbarossa'
- R. 'Betty King'
- R. 'Betty Royal'
- R. 'Buxom'
- R. 'Cyclamen'
- R. 'Doker-La'
- R. 'Donnie'
- R. 'East Knoyle'
- R. 'Elfin'
- R. 'Elisabeth Inglis Jones'
- R. 'Flamingo'
- R. 'Gigha Gem'
- R. 'Golden Drop'
- R. 'Kitty Cole'
- R. 'Lady Horlick'
- R. 'Little Paddocks'
- R. 'Lovely William'
- R. 'Malcolm Allan'
- R. 'Margaret Findlay'
- R. 'Mary McQuilkan'
- R. 'Monk'
- R. 'Mrs. James Horlick'
- R. 'Mrs. John Crawford'
- R. 'Nasturtium'
- R. 'Rona Martin'
- R. 'Pleasant'
- R. 'Rosy Fido'
- R. Scarlet O'Hara Group
- R. 'Seemly'
- R. 'Songbird'
- R. 'Songster'
- R. 'Taffy'
- R. 'Titness Aladdin
- R. 'Titness Beauty'
- R. Titness Belle Group
- R. 'Titness Crimson'
- R. 'Titness Delight'
- R. 'Titness Park'
- R. 'Titness Perfection'
- R. 'Titness Pink'
- R. 'Titness Rose'
- R. 'Titness Saucy'
- R. 'Titness Scarlet'
- R. 'Titness Triumph'
- R. 'Titness Victory' (Plants in yellow we do not have)
(Updated by Micky Little May 2011)
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