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Knightshayes GardenLast updated: Jan 2005 |  | ||
| Address: | Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7RH Tel: 01884 253264 Fax: 01884 253264 email: web address: Latitude: 50° 55'28''N Longitude: 3° 29'39''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
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| Ownership: | The National Trust | ||
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| Umbrella organisation: | English Heritage, The National Trust | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Head Gardener: | John Lanyon | ||
| Contact person: | John Lanyon | ||
| Total Staff: | 10, 2 students, 45 volunteers | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 8 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | As for The National Trust | ||
| Collections | As for The National Trust | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
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| Soil type: | Acid red brown soil | ||
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| Total area: | 262 acres | ||
| Area heated: | 1 glasshouse | ||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
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| Plants | 26 000 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Tallest Quercus cerris in the British Isles | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Southern South America | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Eucryphia, Azara, Cyclamen, Mahonia | |||
| Special collections | Conifers, ICCP – 7 Genera, 7 Species, 7 Taxa, 9 Plants. Chilean, ICCP – 18 Genera, 24 Species, 24 Taxa, 124 Plants. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept Computerised | ||
| Record System | National Trust's Woody Plant Catalogue | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Garden guide | ||
| Identifications: | Unknown | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Unknown | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, plant shop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
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| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 11am-5.30pm summer | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| According to National Trust policy. | |||