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| Address and contact details |
| Holehird Gardens, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1NP |
| Tel: 01539 446008 |
| Latitude: 54° 24' 00" N |
| Longitude: 2° 54' 32"W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | Lakeland Horticultural Society |
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| Personnel |
| Chairman: | Mr J. Davenport |
| Garden Co-ordinator: | John Ashley |
| Contact person: | Ian Sandwell |
| Total Staff: | 40-50 (all volunteers) |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 120-140 m |
| Soil type: | Clay, acid |
| Aspect: | West |
| Total area: | 3.5 ha |
| Area heated: | 100 m² |
| Weather records | No records kept (but planned for the future) |
| Temperature | |
| Average daily: | 9.33 °C |
| Absolute maximum: | 27 °C |
| Absolute minimum: | -5 °C (1979) |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | Southwest |
| Strength: | Average |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 1500 mm |
| Plant collection |
| Taxa: | 4000 |
| Notable plants within the collection: |
| Davidia involucrata one of largest in the country |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Erica, Calluna, Hosta, Rhododendron, Hydrangea, Astilbe, Polystichum |
| Special collections: |
| Hydrangea, NCCPG – 250 Taxa.
Astilbe, NCCPG – 200 Taxa.
Polystichum, NCCPG – 60 Taxa. |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept
Computerised |
| Record System: | unknown |
| Plant-collecting trips: | International and national |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | Yes, for Astilbe, Hydrangea and Polystichium |
| Library: | Yes |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Yes |
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public (for Astilbe, Hydrangea and Polystichium only). Internal verification of material |
| Teaching and Education: | Higher and public education. Potential for primary, secondary and taxonomic |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, brochures, lectures |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Visitor reception area when warden on duty |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Free |
| Visitors per year: | 30,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Dawn-dusk, warden 11am-5pm, March-October |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden aims to collect and cultivate plants suitable for conditions in the Lake District, with its variable climate and generally acid soils. |
| Location map |
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