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In 1925 they first created their three rock gardens. Rock was quarried from nearby and transported to their garden by traction engine before being moved to the new rock gardens by crowbars. In 1934 the couple were awarded the
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Dorothy received 112 packets of new seeds from one expedition. They won the medal again in the following year and in 1950. In 1954 the Royal Horticultural Society awarded their Veitch memorial medal to her in recognition of her work introducing new plants. The
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