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Houghall College GardensLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Durham College of Agriculture & Horticulture, Houghall, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3SG Tel: 0191 3861351 Fax: 0191 3860419 email: web address: Latitude: 54° 45'53''N Longitude: 1° 33'42''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | |||
| Ownership: | Durham College of Agriculture & Horticulture | ||
| Garden code: | |||
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| The Principal | |||
| Contact person: | The Principal | ||
| Total Staff: | 7 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 35 m | ||
| Soil type: | Sand & loam | ||
| Aspect: | East, mostly flat | ||
| Total area: | |||
| Area heated: | |||
| Other sites of collection: | | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | 8.5 °C | ||
| Av. monthly max: | 19.6 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 0.2 °C | ||
| Absolute maximum | 32.5 °C (1990) | ||
| Absolute minimum | -21.6 °C (1982) | ||
| Wind: | |||
| direction | South & west | ||
| strength: | Average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | 650 mm | ||
| Month of maximum | February | ||
| Month of minimum | August | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | |||
| Species | |||
| Taxa | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Plants | |||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Rosaceae, Papaveraceae, Ericaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Sorbus, Meconopsis, Betula, Erica, Colchicum, Galanthus, Primula, Pinus, Cupressus, Salix, Acer, Viburnum, Crocus, Quercus, Fraxinus, Berberis, Hedera, Tilia | |||
| Special collections | Sorbus, NCCPG – 39 Taxa. Meconopsis, NCCPG – 60 Taxa. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept | ||
| Record System | |||
| Plant-collecting trips | International | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | Yes, all land based subjects. Public access to reference library, 8.30am-8.00pm, weekdays during term time | ||
| Research facilities | General biological laboratories, micropropogation | ||
| Publications | Publications on: Meconopsis, Snowdrops & expeditions | ||
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, and public education. Potential for taxonomic | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Free | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 8am-5pm | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||