Correspondence and papers of Roy Lancaster: folder labelled 'Dunloe'

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Papers relating to Dunloe Castle Gardens, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, and its hotel, for which Hillier and Sons undertook a planting scheme, 1975-1976

Includes reprint of an paper from 1844 detailing the history of the 13th-century castle, inventory of existing plants, undated, garden plan from Hillier and Sons showing location of new planting areas, Feb 1975, two sets of architect's plans of the hotel and grounds, 1973, one annotated to indicate details of proposed new planting and arrangements for existing plants to be transplanted or removed, the second with detailed annotations of the new plants for each bed, with annotations by Harold Hillier and Roy Lancaster, lists of plants for removal or transplanting, draft list of plants to be supplied by Hillier and Sons, with costings, and lists of plants requiring 'hanging' labels, and those requiring a label to be attached to the stem

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