Last updated: 22 November 2022
Address and contact details | |
Dinmore Hill, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 OPY | |
Tel: 0156884 7052 | |
Fax: 0156884 305 | |
Email: gardens@pine-lodge.co.uk | |
Web site: www.pine-lodge.co.uk | |
Background to the collection | |
Year founded: | 1970 |
Ownership: | Local authority |
Personnel | |
Contact person: | G. Beaurant |
Total Staff: | 1 |
Physical environment | |
Soil type: | Clay, neutral |
Aspect: | South, mostly flat |
Total area: | 27 ha |
Weather records | Records kept |
Plant collection | |
Families: | 38 |
Genera: | 80 |
Species: | 420 |
Accessions: | 410 |
Plants: | 650 |
Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
China, Northern Europe, Northwestern USA | |
Special families within the collections: | |
Rosaceae, Pinaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Fagaceae, Taxodiaceae, Magnoliaceae | |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1986 |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site | |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | Garden catalogue (1987) |
Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails |
Friends Organisation: | No |
Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, gift shop |
Access to the collections | |
Public access: | Free |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Fri: Dawn-dusk |
Guiding principles behind the collection | |
For the enjoyment of the local people. | |
Location map | |
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