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Sheffield Botanical GardensLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2LN Tel: 0114 2500500 Fax: 0114 2552375 email: web address: Latitude: 57° 2'20''N Longitude: 01° 29'53''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1836 | ||
| Ownership: | Sheffield Town Trust (administered by city council) | ||
| Garden code: | SHELD | ||
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Mr J. Rowntree | |||
| Contact person: | |||
| Total Staff: | 4 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 120 m | ||
| Soil type: | Loam, acid | ||
| Aspect: | South | ||
| Total area: | 7.6 ha | ||
| Area heated: | |||
| Other sites of collection: | | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept (records from nearby) | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | 9.5 °C | ||
| Av. monthly max: | 12.8 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 6.2 °C | ||
| Absolute maximum | 34.3 °C (1990) | ||
| Absolute minimum | -14.6 °C (1995) | ||
| Wind: | |||
| direction | South and west | ||
| strength: | Below average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | 818 mm | ||
| Month of maximum | December | ||
| Month of minimum | July | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | |||
| Species | |||
| Taxa | 3000 | ||
| Accessions | |||
| Plants | |||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Weigela, Diervilla, Ilex | |||
| Special collections | Weigela, NCCPG – 4 Species, 49 Taxa. Diervilla, NCCPG – 3 Species, 5 Taxa. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Kept since 1970 | ||
| Record System | |||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | Small library for Friends of Sheffield Botanic Garden only | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | History of Sheffield Botanic Gardens Weigela/Diervilla, Gardening in dry-shade, Bulbs | ||
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Taxonomic and public education Potential for primary, secondary and higher | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, lectures | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | No (Restaurant under construction) | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Free | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Fri: 8am-4pm Sat-Sun: 10am-dusk | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| To develop the garden as a centre of exellence for horticulture, botanical education and interpretation, in the city, regionally and nationally. | |||