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| Address and contact details | |
| Tal-y-Cafn, Near Colwyn Bay, LL28 5RE, Wales. | |
| Tel: 01492 650460 | |
| Fax: 01492 650448 | |
| Email: office@bodnantgarden.co.uk | |
| Web site: www.bodnantgarden.co.uk | |
| Latitude: 53° 14' 1" N | |
| Longitude: 3° 47' 5" W | |
| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | 1874 |
| Ownership: | The National Trust |
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust |
| Personnel | |
| Head Gardener: | Troy Scott-Smith |
| Plant Records Officer: | Alison Clarke |
| Contact person: | Troy Scott-Smith |
| Total Staff: | 20 |
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 18 |
| Physical environment | |
| Altitude: | 0-200 ft |
| Soil type: | Clay, acid |
| Aspect: | South and west |
| Total area: | 32 ha |
| Weather records | Records are kept |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | South and west |
| Strength: | Average |
| Plant collection | |
| Notable plants within the collection: | |
| Tallest Sequoia sempervirens, 47 m, in the British Isles, plus 18 other record-breaking trees. | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Rhododendron, Eucryphia, Magnolia, Camellia, Cornus, Hamamelis, Acer | |
| Special collections: | |
| Rhododendron from collectors in China, Embothrium, NCCPG – 1 Species, 3 taxa. Eucryphia, NCCPG – 5 Species, 10 Taxa. Magnolia, NCCPG – 20 Species, 47 Taxa. Rhododendron forrestii hybrids, NCCPG – 1 Genus, 55 Taxa. | |
| Record Keeping: | No records kept |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Guide book for visitors |
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public |
| Teaching and Education: | Taxonomic |
| Interpretation: | Brochures |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Tearoom, plant shop, bookshop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections | |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 175,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm mid-March to early November |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| The aim of the garden is to be a well-designed attraction and to provide conditions for an alternative and wide range of interesting trees and shrubs from all over the world. We only grow plants which we recognise as having good horticultural and botanical value and those that suit our climate. To maintain a high level of horticultural excellence and conservation. | |
| Location map | |
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