▁one ▁of ▁the ▁w onders ▁of ▁the ▁world ". ▁▁▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁the ▁continued ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁garden ▁was ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁three ▁gener ations ▁of ▁the ▁Mc L aren ▁family ▁– ▁Henry , ▁Charles ▁and ▁Michael ▁– ▁and ▁three ▁gener ations ▁of ▁head ▁garden ers ▁ ▁Frederick , ▁Charles ▁and ▁Martin ▁P ud d le . ▁Like ▁his ▁father , ▁Charles ▁Mc L aren ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁R HS ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁As ▁was ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁grand m other , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁highest ▁acc ol ade ▁of ▁the ▁R HS , ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Medal ▁of ▁Hon our . ▁Charles ’ ▁sister ▁Dr ▁Anne ▁Mc L aren ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁leading ▁scient ists . ▁She ▁pione ered ▁techniques ▁of ▁re product ive ▁bi ology ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁in ▁vit ro ▁fert il isation ▁( IV F ) ▁and ▁cancer ▁research . ▁ ▁Charles ’ ▁son ▁Michael ▁Mc L aren ▁inherited ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁pract ising ▁bar r ister ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁garden ▁manager . ▁T roy ▁Smith ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁head ▁gard ener ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁head ▁gard ener ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁by ▁John ▁R ipp in . ▁ ▁Pl ants ▁and ▁plant ▁hun ters ▁▁ ▁Bod nant ▁Garden ▁has ▁an ▁ill ust ri ous ▁connection ▁with ▁ 1