Address and contact details |
| Mawnan Smith, Near Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 5JZ |
| Tel: 01326 250448 |
| Fax: 01326 250781 |
| Email: mail@trebah-garden.co.uk |
| Latitude: 50° 06' 21" N |
| Longitude: 05° 07' 19" W |
Background to the collection |
Ownership: | Trebah Garden Trust |
Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork |
Personnel |
Director: | Mike Harvey |
Head Gardener: | Darren Dickey |
Plant Archivist: | Nicola Wharton |
Contact person: | Nicola Wharton |
Total Staff: | 50 |
Total Horticultural Staff: | 7 |
Physical environment |
Altitude: | 0-62 m |
Soil type: | Acid |
Aspect: | Varied |
Total area: | 10.5 ha |
Area heated: | 150 m² |
Weather records | Records kept |
Temperature | |
Average daily: | 10.2 °C |
Av. monthly max: | 18.3 °C |
Av. monthly min: | 2.5 °C |
Absolute maximum: | 23 °C (1996) |
Absolute minimum: | -4 °C (1996) |
Wind | |
Direction: | South and west |
Strength: | Below average |
Rainfall | |
Average annual: | 1179 mm |
Month of maximum: | January |
Month of minimum: | June |
Plant collection |
Genera: | 290 |
Species: | 1000 |
Taxa: | 1600 |
Accessions: | 4500 |
Plants: | 6000 |
Notable plants within the collection: |
| Tallest Trachycarpus fortuneii in the country. Largest collection of Dicksonia antartica in the country. |
Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, Australia, Western South America, China |
Special families within the collections: |
| Ericaceae, Gramineae, Hydrangeaceae, Magnoliaceae, Compositae, Podocarpaceae, Myrtaceae, Proteaceae, Cornaceae, Theaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinaceae, Agavaceae, Palmae, Crassulaceae, Liliaceae, Fagaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Winteraceae, Pittosporaceae |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Rhododendron, Camellia, Arundinaria, Phyllostachys, Hydrangea, Magnolia, Laurelia, Myrtus, Lomatia, Podocarpus, Gevuina, Cornus, Gunnera, Dicksonia, Phormium, Agave, Trachycarpus, Cordyline, Aeonium, Azara |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1989 Computerised |
Record System: | Access |
Plant-collecting trips: | National |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | 274 items, no public access |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | No |
Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic and public education |
Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails |
Friends Organisation: | No |
Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, plant shop, gift shop |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 100,000 |
Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10.30am-5pm |
Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden aims to preserve and enhance a historic plant collection while maintaining the natural, wild beauty of the Cornish ravine setting. |
Location map |
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