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Sizergh CastleLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8AE Tel: 015395 60070 Fax: 015395 61621 email: web address: Latitude: 54° 16'53''N Longitude: 2° 45'54''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | |||
| Ownership: | The National Trust | ||
| Garden code: | |||
| Umbrella organisation: | English Heritage, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Mr M. Hutcheson | |||
| Contact person: | |||
| Total Staff: | 4 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | As for The National Trust. | ||
| Collections | As for The National Trust. | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | |||
| Soil type: | Loam, neutral | ||
| Aspect: | Mostly flat | ||
| Total area: | 0.8 ha | ||
| Area heated: | |||
| Other sites of collection: | | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | Records kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | 8 °C | ||
| Av. monthly max: | 18 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 2.0 °C | ||
| Absolute maximum | 33 °C (1985) | ||
| Absolute minimum | -12 °C (1986) | ||
| Wind: | |||
| direction | South and west | ||
| strength: | Average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | 1235 mm | ||
| Month of maximum | February | ||
| Month of minimum | April | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | 4 | ||
| Species | 25 | ||
| Taxa | 45 | ||
| Accessions | |||
| Plants | 300 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Special collections | Hardy fern collection, NCCPG – 4 Genera, 25 Species, 45 Taxa, 300 Plants. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | No records kept | ||
| Record System | |||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | No | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | No | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 50 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Sun-Thurs: 12.30-5.30pm | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||
| The Hardy Fern collection was planted in our rock garden during its redevelopment in 1926 and is kept as part of the decorative side of the whole garden. | |||