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Inverewe GardenLast updated: Jan 2005 |  | ||
| Address: | Inverewe, Poolewe, Achnasheen, Ross-Shire, IV22 2LG Tel: 01445 781200 Fax: 01445 781497 email: web address: Latitude: 57° 46'33''N Longitude: 5° 35'51''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1862 | ||
| Ownership: | The National Trust for Scotland | ||
| Garden code: | |||
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust for Scotland | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Head Gardener: | John Anderson | ||
| Contact person: | John Anderson | ||
| Total Staff: | 10 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 10 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | As for The National Trust for Scotland | ||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 0-40 m | ||
| Soil type: | Peat | ||
| Aspect: | Varied | ||
| Total area: | 20 ha | ||
| Area heated: | 150 m² | ||
| Other sites of collection: | | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | 8.9 °C | ||
| Av. monthly max: | 12 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 5.9 °C | ||
| Absolute maximum | 29.3 °C (2003) | ||
| Absolute minimum | -9.7 °C (1987) | ||
| Wind: | |||
| direction | South & west | ||
| strength: | Above average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | 1603 mm | ||
| Month of maximum | September | ||
| Month of minimum | May | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | 100 | ||
| Genera | 1000 | ||
| Species | 4000 | ||
| Taxa | 6000 | ||
| Accessions | 2000 | ||
| Plants | 50 000 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Inverewe has some of the tallest Eucalyptus cordata, E. coccifera, E. gunnii and Magnolia campbellii and the best ornamental Quercus cerris 'Argenteo-variegata' in the UK. There are good specimens of Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum and R. protistum. A very large Rhododendron sinogrande is one of the first to be introduced into cultivation in the British Isles, a more recent introduction is Pinus bhutanica. | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Southern Africa, China, New Zealand, Australasia, Southern South America | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Ericaceae, Compositae, Liliaceae, Iridaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Rhododendron, Olearia, Brachyglottis, Eucalyptus | |||
| Special collections | Conifers, ICCP – 31 Genera, 52 Species, 57 Taxa, 206 Plants. Olearia, NCCPG – 50 Species, 75 Taxa, 291 Plants. Brachyglottis, – 15 Species, 23 Taxa, 75 Plants. Rhododendron subsection barbata – 5 Species, 9 Taxa, 64 Plants. Rhododendron subsection glischra – 9 Species, 10 Taxa, 16 Plants. Rhododendron subsection barbata – 9 Species, 12 Taxa, 37 Plants, | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Kept since 1963 Computerised | ||
| Record System | Q&A, Demeter (2005) | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | Yes, Brachyglottis and Olearia spp. Only | ||
| Library | 75 items, | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Garden guide | ||
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic, and public education | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails, lectures | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 90-100 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 9.30am-9pm | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| The National Trust for Scotland is a conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural, built and cultural heritage for this and future generations to enjoy. | |||