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Glenveagh Castle GardensLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Glenveagh National Park, Churchill, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland Tel: 353 (0)74 37090, (0) 74 37391 Fax: 353 (0)74 37072 email: web address: Latitude: 52° 02'0''N Longitude: 07° 38'0''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | |||
| Ownership: | Office of Public Works | ||
| Garden code: | |||
| Umbrella organisation: | Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Heritage Programme | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Sean O'Gaoithin | |||
| Dr Ciaran O Keeffe (Regional Manager) | |||
| Contact person: | |||
| Total Staff: | 6 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 60 m | ||
| Soil type: | Peat, acid | ||
| Aspect: | North west | ||
| Total area: | |||
| Area heated: | 254 m² | ||
| Other sites of collection: | | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | 8.9 °C | ||
| Av. monthly max: | 12.3 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 5.6 °C | ||
| Absolute maximum | 29.2 °C | ||
| Absolute minimum | -10.0 °C | ||
| Wind: | |||
| direction | Southwest | ||
| strength: | Above average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | 1600 mm | ||
| Month of maximum | December | ||
| Month of minimum | February | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | 700 | ||
| Species | 800 | ||
| Taxa | 1100 | ||
| Accessions | 1350 | ||
| Plants | 2500 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Ericaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Rhododendron, Andromeda, Pieris, Nothofagus, Podocarpus, Geranium, Escallonia, Euphorbia, Eucryphia, Olearia | |||
| Special collections | Conifer, CCP – 42 Genera, 55 Species, 55 Taxa, 116 Plants. Fitzroya, Edin. Univ & CCP Pieris, Under development Andromeda, Under development | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Kept since 1984 Computerised | ||
| Record System | BG-Recorder | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | International and national Nepal, China | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Garden catalogue (1997), Index seminum (as part of Glasnevin's), Listed in Trees and Shrubs of Ireland | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic, and public education | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 90 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-6.30pm mid-April to mid-November | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| The garden exists as one of a group of National Heritage Gardens owned and run by Dùchas - The Heritage Service in the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. | |||