Dyffryn Gardens
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Address Background Personnel Policies Environment Weather Collection Facilities Access Principles Location map
| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Dyffryn Gardens |
| St Nicholas, Cardiff, Vale of Glam, CF5 6SU | |
| Tel: 01222 5933328 | |
| Fax: 01222 591966 | |
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| Latitude: 51° 27' 56" N / 51.4376793 | |
| Longitude: 3° 22' 4" W / -3.3040383 | |
| (mapquest.com provides an excellent way of checking how accurate your co-ordinates are) | |
| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | 1906 |
| Ownership: | Vale of Glamorgan County Council |
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| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| i.e. PlantNet, BGCI, NCCPG; ICCP etc. | |
| Personnel | |
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| Head Gardener: | Alex Andrews |
| Gerry Donovan (Project Manager) | |
| Contact person: | Alex Andrews |
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| Policies | |
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| Physical environment | |
| Altitude: | 50 m |
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| Total area: | 22 ha |
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| Weather records | No records kept |
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| Average annual: | 900 mm |
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| Plant collection | |
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| Four Champion trees (1997): Acer griseum, Pterocarya stenoptera, Quercus libani and Ulmus parviflora | |
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| Rosaceae | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Rosa, Prunus, Malus | |
| Special collections: | |
| Cacti and succulents, Orchids, Salvia, Dahlia, – 24 Species, 28 Taxa. Euphorbia, Penstemon | |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept Computerised |
| Record System: | unknown |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Guide to Dyffryn Gardens |
| Identifications: | Unknown |
| Teaching and Education: | Unknown |
| Interpretation: | Guided trails, supervised garden walks, brochures |
| Friends Organisation: | Yes |
| Visitor facilities: | Unknown |
| Access to the collections - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| How many visitors do you get a year? | |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-7pm |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| The Gardens are currently undergoing a | |
| Location map | |
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