Marwood Hill Gardens
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Address Background Personnel Policies Environment Weather Collection Facilities Access Principles Location map
| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Marwood Hill Gardens |
| Marwood, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4EB | |
| Tel: 01271 342528 | |
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| Web site: www.marwoodhillgarden.co.uk | |
| Latitude: 51° 07' 04" N / 51.1189461 | |
| Longitude: 4° 04' 45" W / -4.0808101 | |
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| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | 1950 |
| Ownership: | Private, Dr. J. Snowdon |
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| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| i.e. PlantNet, BGCI, NCCPG; ICCP etc. | |
| Personnel | |
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| Manager: | Malcom Pharoah |
| Contact person: | Malcom Pharoah |
| Total Staff: | 4 |
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 4 |
| Policies | |
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| Physical environment | |
| Altitude: | 150 m |
| Soil type: | Clay, acid |
| Aspect: | Varied |
| Total area: | 8 ha |
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| Weather records | Some records kept |
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| Direction: | South and west |
| Strength: | Average |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 1219 mm |
| Month of maximum: | December |
| Month of minimum: | May |
| Plant collection | |
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| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
| Australia, New Zealand | |
| Special families within the collections: | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Astilbe, Tulbaghia, Camellia, Magnolia, Eucryphia, Eucalyptus, Nothofagus, Callistemon, Clethra | |
| Special collections: | |
| Astilbe, NCCPG – 10 Species, 130 Accessions. Tulbaghia, NCCPG – 12 Taxa. Iris ensata, NCCPG – 200 Taxa. | |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1989 Computerised |
| Record System: | unknown |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Garden catalogue (1998), garden guide |
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public |
| Teaching and Education: | No |
| Interpretation: | Signs, brochures |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop |
| Access to the collections - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 20,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 9am-5pm |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Location map | |
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