Last updated: 17 May 2022
PlantNetwork member | |
Address and contact details | |
Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Near Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 OQA | |
Tel: 01794 368787 | |
Fax: 01794 368027 | |
Email: info@hilliergardens.org.uk | |
Web site: www.hilliergardens.org.uk | |
Latitude: 51° 00' 29" N | |
Longitude: 01° 27' 04" W | |
Background to the collection | |
Year founded: | 1953 |
Ownership: | Hampshire County Council |
Garden code: | HILL |
Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
Personnel | |
Acting Director: | Wolfgang Bopp |
Contact person: | Wolfgang Bopp |
Total Staff: | 45 |
Total Horticultural Staff: | 16 |
Policies | |
Accessions: | Most diverse range of trees and shrubs hardy in this climate |
Collections: | 50-year Landscape Masterplan. |
Physical environment | |
Altitude: | 80 m |
Soil type: | 80% London clay; 20% Bagshot sand; neutral to acid |
Total area: | 72 ha |
Weather records | Records kept |
Temperature | |
Average daily: | 5.8-13.6 °C |
Av. monthly max: | 21.1 °C |
Av. monthly min: | 0.9 °C |
Rainfall | |
Average annual: | 866 mm |
Plant collection | |
Families: | 197 |
Genera: | 917 |
Species: | 4219 |
Taxa: | 11471 |
Accessions: | 26500 |
Plants: | 40 000 |
Notable plants within the collection: | |
More than 300 champion trees | |
Special families within the collections: | |
Fagaceae, Magnoliaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Ericaceae | |
Special genera within the collections: | |
Carpinus, Cornus, Cotoneaster, Corylus, Hamamelis, Ligustrum, Lithocarpus, Photinia, Pinus, Quercus | |
Special collections: | |
Carpinus, NCCPG – 19 Species, 36 Taxa. Cornus, NCCPG – 40 Species, 143 Taxa. Corylus, NCCPG – 16 Species, 27 Taxa. Cotoneaster, NCCPG – 204 Species, 246 Taxa. Hamamelis, NCCPG – 6 Species, 119 Taxa. Hillier plants – 192 Taxa. Ligustrum, NCCPG – 17 Species, 56 Taxa. Lithocarpus, NCCPG – 8 Species, 8 Taxa. Photinia, NCCPG – 19 Species, 29 Taxa. Pinus, NCCPG, excluding dwarf cultivars – 112 Species, 120 Taxa. Quercus – 154 Species, 317 taxa. Metasequoia – 8 taxa. | |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1977 Computerised |
Record System: | BG-Base |
Plant-collecting trips: | International and national |
Facilities on site | |
Herbarium: | Yes, native flora and national collections. Code HILL in Index Herbariorum |
Library: | Yes, restricted access |
Research facilities: | The collections and library are available on-line |
Publications: | Garden guide |
Identifications: | No |
Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, higher and public education, for all ages |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails |
Friends Organisation: | Annual membership only |
Visitor facilities: | Café, restaurant, gift shop, parking, corporate and private hire, programme of events |
Access to the collections | |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10.30am-6pm or dusk |
Guiding principles behind the collection | |
To develop and maintain the widest range of hardy trees and shrubs in a visually stimulating garden and arboretum setting, including herbaceous plants and bulbs, for the benefit of visitor enjoyment, education, horticulture, conservation and research. | |
Location map | |
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