Last updated: 22 November 2022
| Address and contact details |
| Millgate Lane, Didsbury, Greater Manchester, M20 8SD |
| Tel: 0161 445 4241 |
| Fax: 0161 445 4241 |
| Latitude: 53° 24' 43" N |
| Longitude: 2° 13' 56" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | Manchester City Council |
| Personnel |
| Contact person: | Nigel Joynson |
| Total Staff: | 3 |
| Physical environment |
| Soil type: | Clay, neutral |
| Aspect: | South & varied |
| Total area: | 1.6 ha |
| Area heated: | 500 m² |
| Plant collection |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Ranunculaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Rosaceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Aquilegia, Tropaeolum, Digitalis, Primula, Dodecatheon, Rosa, Potentilla |
| Record Keeping: | No records kept |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Index seminum |
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public |
| Teaching and Education: | Public education |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks |
| Friends Organisation: | Friends organisation |
| Visitor facilities: | Café |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Limited Free. Admission charge |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 8.30am-dusk |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| To provide and display a fairly wide variety of plants, mainly alpine and hardy herbaceous plants, to the general public, schools, etc. Many trees and shrubs are donated by members of the public. |
| Location map |
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