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Hergest Croft GardensLast updated: Jan 2005 |  | ||
| Address: | Kington, Herefordshire, HR53EG Tel: 01544 230160 Fax: 01544 230160 email: web address: Latitude: 52° 12'9''N Longitude: 3° 02'52''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1896 | ||
| Ownership: | Private, W.L. Banks | ||
| Garden code: | HCRFT | ||
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, English Heritage, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Owner: | W.L. Banks | ||
| Head Gardener: | Stephen Lloyd | ||
| Contact person: | W.L. Banks | ||
| Total Staff: | 8 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 6 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | Concentration on wild source woody plants | ||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 220 m | ||
| Soil type: | Other | ||
| Aspect: | Varied | ||
| Total area: | 20 ha | ||
| Area heated: | |||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
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| direction | West | ||
| strength: | Average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | 1000 mm | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | |||
| Species | |||
| Taxa | 2000 | ||
| Accessions | |||
| Plants | 5000 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| 59 Champion trees (Cercidiphyllum japonicum and Davidia vilmoriniana) | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| China, Japan, Northwestern USA, Northeastern USA | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Betulaceae, Aceraceae, Rosaceae, Ulmaceae, Pinaceae, Ericaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Betula, Acer, Alnus, Sorbus, Tilia, Quercus, Zelkova, Picea, Pinus, Abies, Rhododendron, Viburnum | |||
| Special collections | Rhododendrons, Acer, NCCPG – 88 Species, 380 plants. Betula, NCCPG – 48 Species, 290 Plants. Zelkova, NCCPG – 4 Species, 156 Plants. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Kept since 1930 Card index | ||
| Record System | |||
| Plant-collecting trips | Occasional collections by owner | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | 1 000 items, woody plants, | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Brochure | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic, and for public education | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, plant shop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 12 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 12.30-5.30pm April-October | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| The garden is designed to give pleasure to its owners and visitors and to act as a conservation resource for temperate woody plants. | |||