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| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Branklyn Garden |
| 116 Dundee Road, Perth, Tayside, PH2 7BB | |
| Tel: 01738 625535 | |
| Fax: 01738 625535 | |
| Email: smcnamara@nts.org.uk | |
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| Latitude: 56° 23' 16" N | |
| Longitude: 3° 25' 08" W | |
| (mapquest.com provides an excellent way of checking how accurate your co-ordinates are) | |
| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | 1922 |
| Ownership: | The National Trust for Scotand |
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| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork (NT) and Individual, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust for Scotland |
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| Personnel | |
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| Head Gardener: | Steve McNamara |
| Contact person: | Steve McNamara |
| Total Staff: | 5 |
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 2 (1 part-time seasonal) / volunteers (3) |
| Policies | |
| Accessions: | To maintain the collection and to obtain plant material with regard to the national collection, notable rhododendrons and other shrubs and trees. |
| Collections: | |
| Physical environment | |
| Altitude: | 35 m |
| Soil type: | Loam |
| Aspect: | West |
| Total area: | 0.8 ha |
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| Weather records | Are records kept ? (Y/N) |
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| Plant collection | |
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| Accessions: | 3500 |
| Plants: | 7,000 (12,500 records) |
| Notable plants within the collection: | |
| Large hornbean Carpinus betulus var. fastigiata | |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
| China | |
| Special families within the collections: | |
| Ericaceae, Papaveraceae | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Cassiope, Rhododendron, Meconopsis, Lilium | |
| Special collections: | |
| Cassiope, NCCPG – 6 Species, 25 Taxa. Lilium – Mylnefield Lilies. Rock garden. | |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept Computerised |
| Record System: | unknown |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | Yes Nepal |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Garden guide |
| Identifications: | No |
| Teaching and Education: | No |
| Interpretation: | Signs, brochures, guided trails |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Gift shop, plant shop |
| 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 to 5pm April-October |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| To maintain collections in the spirit of the Renton family, I.e Sino-Himalayan Plants plus new collections | |
| Location map | |
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