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Royal Horticultural Society Garden Harlow CarrLast updated: Oct 2006 |  | ||
| Address: | Crag Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QB, UK Tel: 01423 508237, 01423 565418 Fax: 01423 530663 email: web address: Latitude: 53° 56'55''N Longitude: 1° 34'23''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1950 | ||
| Ownership: | Royal Horticultural Society | ||
| Garden code: | HARR | ||
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Curator: | Matthew Wilson | ||
| Contact person: | Matthew Wilson | ||
| Total Staff: | 70 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 26 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 150 m | ||
| Soil type: | Clay, acid | ||
| Aspect: | Varied | ||
| Total area: | 27.5 ha | ||
| Area heated: | |||
| Other sites of collection: | RHS Wisley, Rosemoor Gardens, Hyde Hall | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | 9 °C | ||
| Av. monthly max: | 19.4 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | -1.9 °C | ||
| Absolute maximum | 30 °C | ||
| Absolute minimum | -14.4 °C | ||
| Wind: | |||
| direction | |||
| strength: | Above average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | 813 mm | ||
| Month of maximum | January | ||
| Month of minimum | August | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | |||
| Species | |||
| Taxa | |||
| Accessions | 10 000 | ||
| Plants | |||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Rheum, Dryopteris, Polypodium | |||
| Special collections | Dryopteris, NCCPG – 16 Species, 46 Taxa, 70 Accessions, 100 Plants. Polypodium, NCCPG – 16 Species, 36 Taxa, 60 Accessions, 100 Plants. Rheum, NCCPG – 30 Species, 150 Taxa, 200 Accessions, 200 Plants. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept Computerised | ||
| Record System | Access | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | Yes. Members only access (Mon-Fri, 11.30am-3.30pm) | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Index Seminum, Garden guide, The Garden | ||
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for members. Internal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Primary and secondary, potential for higher, and for taxonomic | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Members organisation | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, plant shop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Open every-day (except Christmas Day) 9.30am-6pm (4pm Nov-Feb inclusive) | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| The garden aims to grow plants suitable for cultivation in northern England. | |||