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Address and contact details |
| Hampreston, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7ND |
| Tel: 01202 873931 |
| Fax: 01202 870842 |
| Latitude: 50° 47' 40" N |
| Longitude: 1° 55' 14" W |
Background to the collection |
Year founded: | 1986 |
Ownership: | Private, N Lucas |
Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
Personnel |
| Neil Lucas |
Contact person: | Neil Lucas |
Total Staff: | 8 |
Policies |
Accessions: | Anything within remit of the national collections Phygelius and Ceanothus. |
Collections: | Anything within remit of the national collections Phygelius and Ceanothus. |
Physical environment |
Altitude: | 20 m |
Soil type: | Sand, acid |
Aspect: | South, west and varies |
Plant collection |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Phygelius, Ceanothus |
Special collections: |
| Phygelius, NCCPG 2 Species, 20 Taxa, 45 Accessions, 120 Plants. Ceanothus, NCCPG 2 Species, 11 Taxa, 23 Accessions, 50 Plants. |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1980 |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | No |
Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public |
Teaching and Education: | Public education |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, lectures |
Friends Organisation: | Yes |
Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 50,000 |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5.30pm March-October |
Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden aims to collect and display a wide variety of trees and herbaceous plants suitable to the garden's environment and for the benefit and education of garden visitors. |
Location map |
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