| Address and contact details |
| Crown Estate Commissioners, Crown Estate Office, The Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 2HT |
| Tel: 01753 860222 |
| Latitude: 51° 26' 35" N |
| Longitude: 0° 37' 43" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | The Crown Estate |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| Personnel |
| Keeper of the Gardens: | Mark Flanagan |
| Head of the Savill Gardens: | Harvey Stephens |
| Contact person: | Harvey Stephens |
| Total Staff: | 56 |
| Policies |
| Accessions: | Under development |
| Physical environment |
| Soil type: | Sand |
| Aspect: | Varied |
| Total area: | 81 ha |
| Area heated: | 300 m² |
| Other sites of collection: | The Savill & Valley Gardens are in separate parts in Windsor Great Park
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| Weather records | Records kept for Windsor Great Park since 1957 |
| Temperature | |
| Absolute maximum: | 37 °C |
| Absolute minimum: | -15 °C |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | Southwest |
| Strength: | Average |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 644 mm |
| Plant collection |
| Families: | 157 |
| Genera: | 643 |
| Species: | 3574 |
| Taxa: | 12027 |
| Accessions: | 15341 |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| China, Eastern Asia, Northeastern USA |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Berberidaceae, Pinaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Rosaceae, Aceraceae, Betulaceae, Juglandaceae, Theaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Hydrangeaceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Rhododendron, Gaultheria, Camellia, Quercus, Fagus, Pinus, Abies, Picea, Ilex, Sorbus, Acer, Betula, Alnus, Carya, Juglans, Hamamelis, Liquidambar, Magnolia, Hydrangea |
| Special collections: |
| Ilex, NCCPG – 52 Species, 301 Taxa, 382 Accessions.
Mahonia, NCCPG – 27 Species, 51 Taxa, 85 Accessions.
Pernettya, NCCPG – 12 Species, 28 Taxa, 53 Accessions.
Pieris, NCCPG – 9 Species, 93 Taxa, 315 Accessions.
Rhododendron (Glen Dale Azaleas), NCCPG – 181 Taxa, 182 Accessions.
Magnolia, NCCPG – 34 Species, 310 Taxa, 395 Accessions,
Rhododendron species, NCCPG – 632 Species, 1499 Taxa, 2732 Accessions. |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept
Computerised |
| Record System: | Access |
| Plant-collecting trips: | National |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Garden guidebook (2006) |
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
| Teaching and Education: | No |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, lectures |
| Friends Organisation: | Yes |
| Visitor facilities: | Recently opened (2006) visitor centre - the Savill Building houses a restaurant, shop, plant centre and lecture room. |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Fri: 8am-7pm or dusk |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden is funded by the Crown Estate Commissioners as one of the amenity attractions of Windsor Great Park. |
| Location map |
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