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| Address and contact details |
| Kington, Herefordshire, HR53EG |
| Tel: 01544 230160 |
| Fax: 01544 230160 |
| Latitude: 52° 12' 9" N |
| Longitude: 3° 02' 52" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Year founded: | 1896 |
| Ownership: | Private, W.L. Banks |
| Garden code: | HCRFT |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, English Heritage, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| Personnel |
| Owner: | W.L. Banks |
| Head Gardener: | Stephen Lloyd |
| Contact person: | W.L. Banks |
| Total Staff: | 8 |
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 6 |
| Policies |
| Accessions: | Concentration on wild source woody plants |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 220 m |
| Soil type: | Other |
| Aspect: | Varied |
| Total area: | 20 ha |
| Weather records | Records kept |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | West |
| Strength: | Average |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 1000 mm |
| Plant collection |
| Taxa: | 2000 |
| Plants: | 5000 |
| Notable plants within the collection: |
| 59 Champion trees (Cercidiphyllum japonicum and Davidia vilmoriniana) |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| China, Japan, Northwestern USA, Northeastern USA |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Betulaceae, Aceraceae, Rosaceae, Ulmaceae, Pinaceae, Ericaceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Betula, Acer, Alnus, Sorbus, Tilia, Quercus, Zelkova, Picea, Pinus, Abies, Rhododendron, Viburnum |
| Special collections: |
| Rhododendrons,
Acer, NCCPG – 88 Species, 380 plants.
Betula, NCCPG – 48 Species, 290 Plants.
Zelkova, NCCPG – 4 Species, 156 Plants. |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1930
Card index |
| Plant-collecting trips: | Occasional collections by owner |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | 1 000 items, woody plants, |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Brochure |
| Identifications: | No |
| Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic, and for public education |
| Interpretation: | Signs, brochures, guided trails |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, plant shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 12,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 12.30-5.30pm April-October |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden is designed to give pleasure to its owners and visitors and to act as a conservation resource for temperate woody plants. |
| Location map |
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