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Dyffryn Gardens
Last updated: Nov 1999
Address: St Nicholas, Cardiff, Vale of Glam, CF5 6SU
Tel: 01222 5933328
Fax: 01222 591966
email:
web address:
Latitude: 51° 27'56''N
Longitude: 3° 22'4''W

BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION
Year Founded: 1906
Ownership: Vale of Glamorgan County Council
Garden code:
Umbrella organisation: PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens

PERSONNEL
Alex Andrews (Head Gardener)
Gerry Donovan (Project Manager)

Contact person: Alex Andrews
Total Staff:
Total Horticultural Staff:

POLICIES
Accessions
Collections

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Altitude: 50 m
Soil type:
Aspect:
Total area: 22 ha
Area heated:
Other sites of collection:

WEATHER RECORDS No records kept
Temperature:
Average daily:
Av. monthly max:
Av. monthly min:
Absolute maximum
Absolute minimum
Wind:
direction
strength:
Rainfall
Average annual 900 mm
Month of maximum
Month of minimum

PLANT COLLECTION
Families
Genera
Species
Taxa
Accessions
Plants
Notable plants within the collection
Four Champion trees (1997): Acer griseum, Pterocarya stenoptera, Quercus libani and Ulmus parviflora
Geographical area of specialisation

Special families within the collections
Rosaceae
Special genera within the collections
Rosa, Prunus, Malus
Special collections Cacti and succulents,

Orchids,

Salvia,

Dahlia,
– 24 Species, 28 Taxa.
Euphorbia,

Penstemon

Phenological Garden
Records of living collection Records kept
Computerised
Record System unknown
Plant-collecting trips No

FACILITIES ON SITE
Herbarium No
Library No
Research facilities No
Publications Guide to Dyffryn Gardens
Identifications: Unknown
Teaching and Education: Unknown
Interpretation of the material: Guided trails, supervised garden walks, brochures
Friends Organisation: Yes

Visitor facilities: Unknown

ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS
Public access: Admission charge
Visitors per year:
Public opening hours: Mon-Sun: 10am-7pm

GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION
The Gardens are currently undergoing a £3.5 million restoration programme funded by Heritage Lottery Fund. This includes restoration of the plant collections, labelling, database and archive research; commenced 1997, to be completed by 2001. A further Lottery Application is under assessment and would provide information technology and education facilities.

PlantNetwork > DIRECTORY of Botanical Collections in Britain and Ireland > Index

Dyffryn Gardens Last updated: Nov 1999
Address:	St Nicholas, Cardiff, Vale of Glam, CF5 6SU Tel: 01222 5933328 Fax: 01222 591966 email: web address: Latitude: 51° 27'56''N Longitude: 3° 22'4''W
BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION
Year Founded:	1906
Ownership:	Vale of Glamorgan County Council
Garden code:
Umbrella organisation:	PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens
PERSONNEL
	Alex Andrews (Head Gardener)
	Gerry Donovan (Project Manager)

Contact person:	Alex Andrews
Total Staff:
Total Horticultural Staff:
POLICIES
Accessions
Collections
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Altitude:	50 m
Soil type:
Aspect:
Total area:	22 ha
Area heated:
Other sites of collection:
WEATHER RECORDS	No records kept
Temperature:
Average daily:
Av. monthly max:
Av. monthly min:
Absolute maximum
Absolute minimum
Wind:
direction
strength:
Rainfall
Average annual	900 mm
Month of maximum
Month of minimum
PLANT COLLECTION
Families
Genera
Species
Taxa
Accessions
Plants
Notable plants within the collection
	Four Champion trees (1997): Acer griseum, Pterocarya stenoptera, Quercus libani and Ulmus parviflora
Geographical area of specialisation

Special families within the collections
	Rosaceae
Special genera within the collections
	Rosa, Prunus, Malus
Special collections	Cacti and succulents, Orchids, Salvia, Dahlia, – 24 Species, 28 Taxa. Euphorbia, Penstemon
Phenological Garden
Records of living collection	Records kept Computerised
Record System	unknown
Plant-collecting trips	No
FACILITIES ON SITE
Herbarium	No
Library	No
Research facilities	No
Publications	Guide to Dyffryn Gardens
Identifications:	Unknown
Teaching and Education:	Unknown
Interpretation of the material:	Guided trails, supervised garden walks, brochures
Friends Organisation:	Yes
Visitor facilities:	Unknown
ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS
Public access:	Admission charge
Visitors per year:
Public opening hours:	Mon-Sun: 10am-7pm
GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION
	The Gardens are currently undergoing a £3.5 million restoration programme funded by Heritage Lottery Fund. This includes restoration of the plant collections, labelling, database and archive research; commenced 1997, to be completed by 2001. A further Lottery Application is under assessment and would provide information technology and education facilities.