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| Address and contact details |
| 116 Dundee Road, Perth, Tayside, PH2 7BB |
| Tel: 01738 625535 |
| Fax: 01738 625535 |
| Email: smcnamara@nts.org.uk |
| Latitude: 56° 23' 16" N |
| Longitude: 3° 25' 08" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Year founded: | 1922 |
| Ownership: | The National Trust for Scotand |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork (NT) and Individual, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust for Scotland |
| Personnel |
| 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. |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 35 m |
| Soil type: | Loam |
| Aspect: | West |
| Total area: | 0.8 ha |
| Plant collection |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| 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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