Last updated: 28 June 2019
| Address and contact details |
| Crathes, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 5QJ |
| Tel: 01330 844 525 |
| Fax: 01330 844797 |
| Latitude: 57° 4' 5" N |
| Longitude: 2° 26' 19" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | The National Trust for Scotland |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork (NT) and Individual, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust for Scotland |
| Personnel |
| Head Gardener: | Mr Callum A. Pirnie |
| Contact person: | Mr Callum A. Pirnie |
| Total Staff: | 12 |
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 6 |
| Policies |
| Accessions: | Specific policy for national collection of Malmaison carnations. |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 75 m |
| Soil type: | Acid |
| Aspect: | Southeast |
| Total area: | 40.5 ha |
| Area heated: | 300 m² |
| Weather records | No records kept |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | West |
| Strength: | Below averagee |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 825 mm |
| Plant collection |
| Genera: | 410 |
| Accessions: | 2500 |
| Plants: | 4000 |
| Notable plants within the collection: |
| Taxus baccata topiary from early 1700s |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| China, Northwestern USA, Northeastern USA, E. Siberia |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Viburnum, Rosa, Clematis, Dianthus, Taiwania, Berberis, Deutzia, Philadelphus, Taxus, Iris, Lonicera, Thalictrum, Phlox, Paeonia, Davidia, Arthrotaxis, Abies |
| Special collections: |
| Malmaison carnations, NCCPG, – 12 Accessions, 30 Plants. |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1929
Computerised |
| Record System: | Q&A |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Yes |
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for visitors and members. Internal verification of material |
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, public education |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, brochures, lectures |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, plant shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 70,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 9am-dusk |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| As defined by the founding principles of The National Trust for Scotland and specified by the NTS Gardens' Department/Garden Committee. |
| Location map |
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