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Muckross GardensLast updated: Jan 2005 |  | ||
| Address: | Muckross, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland Tel: 353 (0)64 31440 Fax: 353 (0)64 33926 email: web address: Latitude: 52° N Longitude: 9° 30'W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | |||
| Ownership: | Department of Environment and Local Government, Heritage Service | ||
| Garden code: | MUCK | ||
| Umbrella organisation: | | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Director: | Mr Jerry Murphy | ||
| Parks Superintendent: | Cormac Foley | ||
| Contact person: | Mr Jerry Murphy | ||
| Total Staff: | 10 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 0-150 m | ||
| Soil type: | Loam, acid | ||
| Aspect: | Varied | ||
| Total area: | 25 ha | ||
| Area heated: | 2 small conservatories | ||
| Other sites of collection: | Inside Killarney National Park | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | 11 °C | ||
| Av. monthly max: | 13.4 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 7.6 °C | ||
| Absolute maximum | 30 °C (1983) | ||
| Absolute minimum | -8 °C (1973) | ||
| Wind: | |||
| direction | South | ||
| strength: | Average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | 1675 mm | ||
| Month of maximum | January | ||
| Month of minimum | June | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | |||
| Species | |||
| Taxa | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Plants | |||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Rhododendron, Camellia | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Special collections | | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Kept since 1960 Card index | ||
| Record System | |||
| Plant-collecting trips | Yes | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Yes, with Muckross House | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic and public education | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Ssupervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, book shop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Yes Glasshouses closed Sat-Sun | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| The garden exists as a historic site and for the cultivation of tender exotics in this mild oceanic climate of southwest Ireland. | |||