1924年,已故的罗纳德·哈顿爵士在所写的《果园》一书中,对建立果园提出一些建议。之后,在东茂林自己的果园星,他把书中的想法付诸实践。在一次因故暂时居家休息时,他根据实践经验和自己试验站的研究工作,拟定了一套关于不同树体的典型果园设计。第一批这样的果园,一个在邱园(英国皇家植物园)维多利亚门附近;随后另外一些,有在 In 1924, the late Sir Ronald Hatton wrote in his book Orchard about some suggestions for setting up orchards. Later, at Dong Maolin own orchard star, he put the idea of ​​the book into practice. In an accidental temporary home break, he developed a set of typical orchard designs for different trees based on practical experience and research at his own test station. The first such orchards, one near the Victoria Gate in Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens); then others,