Last updated: 17 May 2021
| 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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