Ardtornish Garden
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Address Background Personnel Policies Environment Weather Collection Facilities Access Principles Location map
| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Ardtornish Garden |
| Morvern, Near Oban, Argyll, PA34 5UZ | |
| Tel: 01967 421218, 01967 421288 | |
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| Latitude: 56° 33' 42" N / 56.5604134 | |
| Longitude: 5° 44' 08" W / -5.7407317 | |
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| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | |
| Ownership: | Private, Mrs Faith Raven |
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| Personnel | |
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| Mrs Faith Raven | |
| Mrs Faith Raven | |
| Contact person: | Mrs Faith Raven |
| Total Staff: | 1 |
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| Policies | |
| Accessions: | To include a wide range of plants tolerant of acid conditions, especially rhododendrons. |
| Collections: | |
| Physical environment | |
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| Aspect: | West |
| Total area: | 9 ha |
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| Weather records | Records kept |
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| Absolute minimum: | -17 °C (1981) |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | West |
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| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 2125 mm |
| Month of maximum: | January |
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| Plant collection | |
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| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
| Eastern Asia | |
| Special families within the collections: | |
| Ericaceae | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Rhododendron, Acer, Sorbus | |
| Special collections: | |
| Rhododendron, – 71 Species, 131 Taxa. | |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1920 |
| Computer Program used: | |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | No |
| Identifications: | No |
| Teaching and Education: | No |
| Interpretation: | Brochures |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Plant shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | By appointment only |
| How many visitors do you get a year? | |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm April-October |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Location map | |
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