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| Address and contact details |
| Glendoick, Perth, Tayside, PH2 7NS |
| Tel: 0173 8860205 |
| Fax: 0173 8860630 |
| Email: sales@glendoick.com |
| Latitude: 56° 23' 50" N |
| Longitude: 3° 17' 23" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | Mr & Mrs Peter Cox |
| Personnel |
| Managing Director: | Peter A Cox |
| Head Gardeners: | John Mitton and Jens Nielsen |
| Contact person: | Peter and Kenneth Cox |
| Total Staff: | 7 |
| Policies |
| Accessions: | As comprehensive a collection of Rhododendron species as possible under our conditions |
| Physical environment |
| Soil type: | Loam, acid |
| Aspect: | South |
| Total area: | 6 ha |
| Area heated: | 500 m² |
| Other sites of collection: | Baravalla Garden Tarbert
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| Weather records | No records kept |
| Temperature | |
| Absolute minimum: | -18 °C (1982) |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | West |
| Strength: | Average |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 750 mm |
| Plant collection |
| Notable plants within the collection: |
| Largest Acer tetramerum and Tetradium daniellii 'Hupehensis' in the British Isles |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| China, Eastern Asia, New Zealand, Western South America |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Ericaceae, Papaveraceae, Primulaceae, Rosaceae, Pinaceae, Aceraceae, Fagaceae, Clethraceae, Betulaceae, Magnoliaceae, Berberidaceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Rhododendron, Meconopsis, Primula, Viburnum, Berberis, Pinus, Abies, Picea, Magnolia, Enkianthus, Kalmia, Cardiocrinum, Nothofagus, Betula, Acer, Sorbus, Cotoneaster, Clethra, Cassiope, Cassiope, Kalmiopsis |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1955 (rhododendrons), 1965 for others
Computerised (but in early stages) |
| Record System: | unknown |
| Plant-collecting trips: | International |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | Yes Rhododendron, plant exploration, monographs |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Nursery catalogue |
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public, fee charged. Undertakes free identifications for customers. Internal verification of material |
| Teaching and Education: | No |
| Interpretation: | Occasional supervised guided walks,signs, lectures |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | By appointment only |
| Visitors per year: | 500-1000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Fri: Open Mid April-Mid June |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden aims to grow as many wild-collected Rhododendron taxa as possible, plus a fair representation of the other families and genera listed. |
| Location map |
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