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Brodick Castle GardenLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Brodick, Isle of Arran, Argyll, PA23 8SE Tel: 01770 302202 Fax: 01770 302914 email: web address: Latitude: 55° 34'27''N | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | |||
| Ownership: | The National Trust for Scotland | ||
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| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust for Scotland | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Nigel Price | |||
| Contact person: | Nigel Price | ||
| Total Staff: | 4 | ||
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| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 10-50 m | ||
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| Aspect: | Varied | ||
| Total area: | 50 ha | ||
| Area heated: | 200 m² | ||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
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| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Eastern Asia, Southern South America, Australasia | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Rhododendron, Eucryphia | |||
| Special collections | Conifers, ICCP – 4 Genera, 12 Species, 27 Plants. Rhododendron subsection Falconera, NCCPG – 20 Taxa. Rhododendron subsection Grandia, NCCPG – 39 Taxa. Rhododendron subsection Maddenia, NCCPG – 32 Taxa. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept Computerised | ||
| Record System | Q&A | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Garden guide, Index seminum | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Special courses, taxonomic | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, guided trails, brochures | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, plant shop, book shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 9.30-sunset | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||