Royal Horticultural Society Garden Hyde Hall

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Address and contact details

Hyde Hall, Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8ET

Tel: 0845 265 8071

Fax: 01245 402 100

Email: hydehall@rhs.org.uk

Web site: www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Hyde-Hall/

Latitude: 51° 39' 59" N

Longitude: 0° 34' 43" W

Background to the collection

Year founded:

Gifted to the RHS 1993

Ownership:

Royal Horticultural Society

Umbrella organisation:

PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens

Personnel

Director of Horticulture:

Tim Upson

Curator:

Robert Brett

Plant Records Officer:

Jeanette Jones

Contact person:

Robert Brett (robertbrett@rhs.org.uk)

Policies

Collections:

Yes, in accordance with the Royal Horticultural Society's Mission Statement.

Physical environment

Altitude:

46m above sea level

Soil type:

Clay to heavy clay loam at best

Aspect:

due to the hilltop location there is a full range of 360 degree aspects

Total area:

150 acres for visitor use

Other sites of collection:

RHS Garden Wisley
RHS Garden Rosemoor
RHS Garden Harlow Carr

Weather records

Plant collection

Families:

156

Genera:

734

Species:

2,037

Taxa:

3,896

Accessions:

6,281

Plants:

8,917

Special families within the collections:

Caprifoliaceae, Rosaceae

Special genera within the collections:

Viburnum, Iris, Rosa, Narcissus, Salvia, Pseudopanax, Molinia, Calamagrostis, Stipa

Special collections:

National Collections of Viburnum – 43 Species, 88 Taxa, 120 Accessions, 138 Plants.

TARGET 8 SPECIES:

TARGET 8 PROJECT TAXON LIST				UK Red Data List 2005	SAP lead partner	WELSH Red Data List 2008	IRISH Red Data List 1987	IRISH Red Data List 2005	TARGET 8 PROJECT datasheet	Garden(s)
Atriplex pedunculata Pedunculate Sea-purslane	B			CR					T8	Hyde Hall

Record Keeping:

Records kept
Computerised

Record System:

BRAHMS (previously BG-Base)

Plant-collecting trips:

Facilities on site

Herbarium:

Approximately 20,000 wild collected and 55,000 cultivated specimens. Code WSY in Index Herbariorum

Library:

Opening hours are variable. Please ring the garden before you visit.

Research facilities:

Publications:

Garden guide, catalogue available on the Internet, The Garden, The Plant Review (formerly The Plantsman), Orchid Review

Identifications:

Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material

Teaching and Education:

Taxonomic, public education, special courses

Interpretation:

Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails, a touchscreen information kiosk

Friends Organisation:

Visitor facilities:

Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop

Access to the collections

Public access:

Admission charge

Visitors per year:

150,000

Public opening hours:

10-18.00 all week, summer hours, 10-16.00 all week winter hours, Closed Christmas day

Guiding principles behind the collection

The encouragement and the improvement of the science and practice of horticulture in all its branches.

Location map

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