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| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Chyverton |
| Zelah, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9HD | |
| Tel: 01872 540324 | |
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| Latitude: 50° 19' 05" N | |
| Longitude: 5° 5' 42" W | |
| (mapquest.com provides an excellent way of checking how accurate your co-ordinates are) | |
| Background to the collection | |
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| Ownership: | Private, Mr Nigel Holman |
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| Umbrella organisation: | English Heritage |
| i.e. PlantNet, BGCI, NCCPG; ICCP etc. | |
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| Mr Nigel Holman | |
| Contact person: | Mr Nigel Holman |
| Total Staff: | 1 |
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| Physical environment These need not be exacting, an approximate description of the site is all that is required. | |
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| Notable plants within the collection: | |
| Berberidopsis corallina, Magnolia dealbata | |
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| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Nothofagus, Rhododendron, Magnolia, Camellia | |
| Special collections: | |
| Conifers, ICCP – 23 Genera, 55 Species, 57 Taxa. Magnolia, | |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept manual |
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| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Unknown |
| Identifications: | Unknown |
| Teaching and Education: | Unknown |
| Interpretation: | Unknown |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Unknown |
| 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-Fri: March-June by appointment |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Location map | |
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