PlantNetwork Directory of Botanical Collections in Britain and Ireland
Name of Garden:
Address:
Year Founded:
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
Web address:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/latlong.adp provides an excellent way of checking
how accurate your co-ordinates are.
Latitude:
Longitude:
BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION
Ownership:
Garden code:
Umbrella organisation(s):
i.e. PlantNet, BGCI, NCCPG; ICCP etc.
PERSONNEL
Please include actual titles in brackets after the name. If you have other administrative
staff, i.e. taxonomists, education officers etc. please add extra rows.
Owner:
Director/Manager:
Curator/Head gardener:
Contact person:
Total Staff:
Total Horticultural staff:
POLICIES
Accessions
Collections
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT These need not be exacting, an approximate description of the
site is all that is required.
Altitude:
Soil type:
Aspect:
Total area:
Area heated:
Other sites of collection:
WEATHER RECORDS
Are records kept ? (Y/N)
TEMPERATURE
Average daily:
Av. monthly max:
Av. monthly min:
Absolute maximum
Absolute minimum
WIND
Prevailing direction
strength:
RAINFALL
Rainfall Average annual
Month of maximum
Month of minimum
PLANT COLLECTION
N.B.: Individual accessions are defined as follows, they: represent one taxon, consist of one
propagule type, have been gathered (collected) at one time under a single collection number, have
come from one source, and have been accessioned (or received) at one time.
Number of Families
Genera
Species
Taxa
Accessions
Plants
Notable plants within the
collection
Geographical area(s) of
specialisation
Special families within the
collections
Special genera within the
collections
Special collections (i.e. ICCP International Conifer Conservation Programme; IPGRI
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute; NCCPG National Council for the Conservation of
Plants and Gardens; SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest &c.):
Special collection 1: For each
collection please give Nos. of
Genera, species, taxa, accessions
& plants. Also any official status.
Special collection 2: Please add
a row for each collection..
RECORD KEEPING
Manual / Computerised ?
Computer Program used
Does your garden conduct
Plant-collecting trips ?
Are they Local, National or
International ?
FACILITIES and SERVICES provided
Do you have a Herbarium ?
Do you have a Library ?
Do you have Research
facilities ?
Do you produce Publications
?
Do you identify plant material
for the General Public?
Internal Identification only ?
Do you have a Teaching
and/or Education programme
?
What kind of Interpretation is
provided ?
Do you have a Friends
Organisation ? (Y/N)
If Yes, what is the current
membership ?
Visitor facilities: Gift shop,
restaurant, café, plant shop
ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS Who can visit, when etc.
What are the conditions of
Access to the collections?
Do you charge an entry fee ?
Public opening hours:
Mon-Fri:
Sat:
Sun:
GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION
Please email back to matthew.jebb@opw.ie