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Bodnant GardenLast updated: Jan 2005 |  | ||
| Address: | Tal-y-Cafn, Near Colwyn Bay, LL28 JRE, Wales. Tel: 01492 650460 Fax: 01492 650448 email: office at bodnantgarden.co.uk web address: bodnantgarden.co.uk Latitude: 53° 14'1''N Longitude: 3° 47'5''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1874 | ||
| Ownership: | The National Trust | ||
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| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Head Gardener: Plant Records Officer: | Troy Scott-Smith Alison Clarke | ||
| Contact person: | Troy Scott-Smith | ||
| Total Staff: | 20 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 18 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 0-200 ft | ||
| Soil type: | Clay, acid | ||
| Aspect: | South and west | ||
| Total area: | 32 ha | ||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | Records are kept | ||
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| direction | South and west | ||
| strength: | Average | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | |||
| Species | |||
| Taxa | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Plants | |||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Tallest Sequoia sempervirens, 47 m, in the British Isles, plus 18 other record-breaking trees. | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Rhododendron, Eucryphia, Magnolia, Camellia, Cornus, Hamamelis, Acer | |||
| Special collections | Rhododendron from collectors in China, Embothrium, NCCPG – 1 Species, 3 taxa. Eucryphia, NCCPG – 5 Species, 10 Taxa. Magnolia, NCCPG – 20 Species, 47 Taxa. Rhododendron forrestii hybrids, NCCPG – 1 Genus, 55 Taxa. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | No records kept | ||
| Record System | |||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Guide book for visitors | ||
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Taxonomic | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Brochures | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Tearoom, plant shop, bookshop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 175 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm mid-March to early November | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| The aim of the garden is to be a well-designed attraction and to provide conditions for an alternative and wide range of interesting trees and shrubs from all over the world. We only grow plants which we recognise as having good horticultural and botanical value and those that suit our climate. To maintain a high level of horticultural excellence and conservation. | |||