▁Aber con way , ▁who ▁married ▁Charles ▁Mc L aren , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Aber con way . ▁Laura , ▁like ▁her ▁mother , ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁campaign er ▁for ▁women ’ s ▁suff rage ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Women ’ s ▁Su ff rage ▁Union . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁passion ate ▁gard ener ▁and ▁inspired ▁her ▁son ▁Henry ▁Mc L aren , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron ▁Aber con way , ▁to ▁whom ▁she ▁entr usted ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁garden ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁created ▁the ▁Sk ating ▁P ond ▁at ▁the ▁Far ▁End ▁and ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Italian ate ▁Terra ces . ▁Henry ▁Mc L aren ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁major ▁develop ments ▁of ▁the ▁garden . ▁He ▁spons ored ▁plant ▁hunting ▁exped itions ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁by ▁expl or ers ▁such ▁as ▁Ernest ▁Wilson , ▁George ▁For rest ▁and ▁Frank ▁King don - W ard ▁who ▁brought ▁back ▁plants ▁from ▁the ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁H imal ay as ▁including ▁magn ol ias , ▁cam elli as ▁and ▁rh od od end rons . ▁He ▁also ▁inv ested ▁in ▁a ▁plant ▁bre eding ▁programme ▁producing ▁Bod nant ▁hy brid ▁rh od od end rons . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 5 – 1 9 1 4 ▁Henry ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁terra ces . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁massive ▁earth - mov ing ▁project ▁done ▁by ▁men ▁without ▁mach in ery , ▁which ▁involved ▁lev elling ▁the ▁hill