▁who ▁acquired ▁fame ▁and ▁fortune ▁invent ing ▁a ▁process ▁for ▁clar ifying ▁ro sin ▁used ▁in ▁soap , ▁turning ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁traditional ▁brown ▁to ▁white . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁business man , ▁mayor ▁and ▁J P . ▁P och in ▁bought ▁the ▁Bod nant ▁estate ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁employed ▁Edward ▁Mil ner , ▁app rent ice ▁to ▁Joseph ▁Pa xt on , ▁to ▁red es ign ▁the ▁land ▁around ▁the ▁existing ▁Georg ian ▁m ansion ▁house , ▁then ▁just ▁la wn s ▁and ▁past ure . ▁T ogether ▁P och in ▁and ▁Mil ner ▁re land sc aped ▁the ▁hill side ▁and ▁valley , ▁plant ing ▁American ▁and ▁Asian ▁con if ers ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁H ira eth lyn ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁P inet um , ▁and ▁rein for cing ▁stream ▁banks ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁wood land ▁and ▁water ▁garden ▁in ▁the ▁valley , ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁garden ▁designer ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁William ▁Robinson ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁Wild ▁Garden . ▁In ▁the ▁upper ▁garden , ▁P och in ▁and ▁Mil ner ▁created ▁the ▁Lab urn um ▁Arch ▁and ▁glass h ouses , ▁to ▁house ▁ex ot ics . ▁P och in ▁also ▁built ▁" The ▁Po em ", ▁the ▁family ▁ma us ole um ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁S hr ub ▁B orders . ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁garden ▁was ▁continued ▁by ▁Henry ▁and ▁Ag nes ▁P och in ’ s ▁daughter ▁Laura ▁Mc L aren , ▁Baron ess