side ▁and ▁building ▁gran ite ▁but tr ess ▁walls ▁which ▁provided ▁protection ▁for ▁tender ▁plants ▁being ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁garden ▁from ▁over se as . ▁The ▁Pin ▁Mill ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁Canal ▁Terra ce ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Origin ally ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 0 ▁in ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁it ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁decay ▁by ▁Henry , ▁who ▁dis m ant led ▁it , ▁brought ▁to ▁Bod nant ▁and ▁re built ▁it ▁brick ▁by ▁brick . ▁ ▁Henry ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁H ort icult ural ▁Society ▁for ▁ 2 2 ▁years . ▁He ▁persu aded ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁to ▁accept ▁gard ens ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁mer it ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁handed ▁over ▁Bod nant ▁Garden ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Trust , ▁the ▁second ▁garden ▁after ▁H id c ote . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 8 th ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁V ita ▁S ack ville - West ▁and ▁husband ▁Harold ▁Nicol son ▁were ▁given ▁a ▁day ▁long ▁conducted ▁tour ▁by ▁Henry . ▁Nicol son ▁commented ▁in ▁his ▁di ary ▁" the ▁D ell , ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁extensive , ▁most ▁varied ▁and ▁most ▁taste ful ▁piece ▁of ▁plant ing ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁seen ". ▁He ▁further ▁commented ▁" I ▁have ▁no ▁doubt ▁at ▁all ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁rich est ▁garden ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁seen . ▁Know ledge ▁and ▁taste ▁are ▁combined ▁with ▁enorm ous ▁exp end iture ▁to ▁render ▁it