Royal Horticultural Society Garden Hyde Hall

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Last updated: 16 September 2011
Address and contact details
Hyde Hall, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8ET
Tel: 01245 400256
Fax: 01245 401363
Latitude: 51° 39' 59" N / 51.6665039
Longitude: 0° 34' 43" W / 0.5744087
Background to the collection
Year founded:Gifted to the RHS 1993
Ownership:Royal Horticultural Society
Umbrella organisation:PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens
Personnel
Director of Horticulture:Jim Gardiner
Director of Gardens:James Rudoni
Curator:Ian LeGros
Plant Records Officer:Jeanette Jones
Contact person:Ian LeGros
Policies
Collections:Yes, in accordance with the Royal Horticultural Society's Mission Statement.
Physical environment
Other sites of collection:[link id='3497' text='RHS Garden Wisley']
[link id='3585' text='RHS Garden Rosemoor']
[link id='3500' text='RHS Garden Harlow Carr']
Weather recordsAre records kept ? (Y/N)
Plant collection
Special families within the collections:
Caprifoliaceae, Rosaceae
Special genera within the collections:
Malus, Viburnum, Iris, Rosa, Magnolia, Paeonia, Narcissus
Special collections:
Malus, NCCPG – 77 Species, 182 Taxa.
Viburnum, NCCPG – 68 Species, 131 Taxa.
Target 8 Species:
TARGET 8 PROJECT TAXON LIST   UK Red Data List 2005SAP lead partnerWELSH Red Data List 2008IRISH Red Data List 1987IRISH Red Data List 2005TARGET 8 PROJECT datasheetGarden(s)
Atriplex pedunculata
Pedunculate Sea-purslane
B CR T8 Hyde Hall
Record Keeping:Records kept
Computerised
Record System:BG-Base
Plant-collecting trips:No
Facilities on site
Herbarium:Approximately 20,000 wild collected and 55,000 cultivated specimens. Code WSY in Index Herbariorum
Library:6,000 items, Society library based in London
Research facilities:No
Publications:Garden guide, catalogue available on the Internet, The Garden, The New Plantsman, Orchid Review
Identifications:Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material
Teaching and Education:Taxonomic, public education, special courses
Interpretation:Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails
Friends Organisation:No
Visitor facilities:Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop
Access to the collections
Public access:Admission charge
Visitors per year:41,000
Public opening hours:Mon-Sun: 11am-6pm Wednesday & Thursday
Guiding principles behind the collection
The encouragement and the improvement of the science and practice of horticulture in all its branches.
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