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Address and contact details |
| Mottisfont Abbey Garden, Mottisford, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 OLP |
| Tel: 01794 340757 |
| Fax: 01794 341492 |
| Email: smogen@smtp.ntrust.org.uk |
| Latitude: 51° 02' 21" N |
| Longitude: 1° 32' 16" W |
Background to the collection |
Ownership: | The National Trust |
Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, The National Trust |
Personnel |
| David Stone |
Contact person: | Head Gardner |
Total Staff: | 5 |
Policies |
Accessions: | As for The National Trust. |
Collections: | As for The National Trust. |
Physical environment |
Soil type: | Loam, alkaline |
Aspect: | South |
Weather records | Records kept |
Plant collection |
Families: | 2 |
Genera: | 2 |
Species: | 12 |
Accessions: | 360 |
Plants: | 1200 |
Notable plants within the collection: |
| Largest London Plane tree in the country. |
Special families within the collections: |
| Platanaceae, Rosaceae |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Platanus, Rosa |
Special collections: |
| Platanus, NCCPG 2 Species, 10 Accessions, 25 Plants. Shrub roses pre-1900, NCCPG 10 Species, 350 Accessions, 1150 Plants. |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1968 Computerised |
Record System: | National Trust's Woody Plant Catalogue |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | Garden catalogue |
Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic and public education |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs |
Friends Organisation: | No |
Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 85,000 |
Public opening hours: | March-May: Sat-Wed: 11am-5pm June: Mon-Sun: 11am-8.30pm July-Sept: Sat-Thurs: 11am-5pm Nov-Feb: Sat-Sun: 11am-4pm |
Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The Garden aims to maintain and present the collection of Historic Roses founded by Graham Stuart Thomas and to continue the tradition of planting and cultivation of the genus Platanus. |
Location map |
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