Last updated: 22 November 2022
| Address and contact details |
| Morvern, Near Oban, Argyll, PA34 5UZ |
| Tel: 01967 421218, 01967 421288 |
| Latitude: 56° 33' 42" N |
| Longitude: 5° 44' 08" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | Private, Mrs Faith Raven |
| Personnel |
| Mrs Faith Raven |
| Mrs Faith Raven |
| Contact person: | Mrs Faith Raven |
| Total Staff: | 1 |
| Policies |
| Accessions: | To include a wide range of plants tolerant of acid conditions, especially rhododendrons. |
| Physical environment |
| Aspect: | West |
| Total area: | 9 ha |
| Weather records | Records kept |
| Temperature | |
| Absolute minimum: | -17 °C (1981) |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | West |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 2125 mm |
| Month of maximum: | January |
| Plant collection |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Public access: | By appointment only |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm April-October |
| Location map |
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