 As part of this, to aid bridging the gap between botanists and gardeners he organised a joint conference in 1971 between the RHS and the Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI).After his retirement McClintock focused on planning and stocking his own garden, in theory such that it would require little labour in maintenance; this aim was never fulfilled, particularly as he aged and used regular paid help, though not gardeners who were professionally trained.The Bracken Hill garden featured on television in 1972, and in Alvilde Lees-Milne and Rosemary Verey's book "The" "Englishman's Garden" (Allen Lane, 1982, p. 100).