| Address and contact details |
| Feock, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6QL |
| Tel: 01872 864826 |
| Fax: 01872 865808 |
| Latitude: 50° 13' 01" N |
| Longitude: 05° 01' 56" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | The National Trust |
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, National Heritage Programme, The National Trust |
| Personnel |
| W.B. Champion |
| Mr P. Mansfield |
| Contact person: | W.B. Champion |
| Total Staff: | 4 |
| Policies |
| Accessions: | The National Trust Woody Plant Catalogue |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 39 m |
| Soil type: | Clay, acid |
| Aspect: | North, east and varied |
| Total area: | 12 ha |
| Weather records | Records kept |
| Temperature | |
| Average daily: | 11.4 °C |
| Av. monthly max: | 14.7 °C |
| Av. monthly min: | 8.1 °C |
| Absolute maximum: | 24.8 °C (1997) |
| Absolute minimum: | -7.2 °C (1997) |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | South and west |
| Strength: | Above average |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 1067 mm |
| Month of maximum: | August |
| Month of minimum: | April |
| Plant collection |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| China, Eastern Asia, Australia, Western South America |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Hydrangeaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Rosaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Vitaceae, Aceraceae, Ericaceae, Hydrangeaceae, Magnoliaceae, Theaceae, Tiliaceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Hydrangea, Decumaria, Pileostegia, Azara, Photinia, Narcissus, Ampelopsis, Parthenocissus, Cissus, Vitis, Rhododendron, Camellia, Magnolia |
| Special collections: |
| Azara, NCCPG – 11 Species, 5 Accessions, 30 Plants.
Vines, National Trust – 4 Genera, 21 Species, 40 Plants.
Hydrangea, National Trust – 20 Species, 250 Plants.
Narcissus Tazettas and Cornish cultivars, National Trust – 2 Species, 150 Plants.
Malus domestica Cornish cultivars, National Trust – 1 Genus, 85 Plants.
Photinia, NCCPG – 12 Species, 4 Accessions, 60 Plants. |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1982
Computerised |
| Record System: | National Trust's Woody Plant Catalogue |
| Plant-collecting trips: | National |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | Wood plant catalogue, publications on specific genera. No public access |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Garden guide, leaflets on the collection |
| 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, brochures, guided trails, lectures |
| Friends Organisation: | Yes |
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, plant shop, book shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 100,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sat: 10.30am-5.30pm summer, to 5pm in winter
Sun: 12.30-5.30pm summer |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The planting style and content established by the Copeland family in the first half of this century was dense, lush and exotic, using spring trees and shrubs - rhododendrons and camellias being the most important genera. During the second half of the century, The National Trust, while continuing the earlier tradition, has developed the garden further for summer interest, particularly with mixed borders and a collection of hydrangeas and NCCPG collections of Azara and Photinia. Narcissus also plays an important role within the garden. |
| Location map |
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