
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden Royal Horticultural Society's Garden, Wisley United Kingdom - Surrey - Woking Garden Information Institution Code: WSY International Agenda Registration: Y BGCI Member: Y The Canal at Wisley Garden About the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden, Wisley TAXA 23,000 (9,000 spp., 1,616 genera, 36,900 accessions, 42,500 plants) Main Address: Royal Horticultural Society's Garden, Wisley Woking Surrey GU23 6QB United Kingdom Telephone: 44 (0)1483 224234 Fax: 44 (0)1483 211750 URL: www.rhs.org.uk/whatson/gardens/wisley/index.asp Primary Email: info@rhs.org.uk Staff Details Director's Name: Jim Gardiner, Director of Horticulture and James Rudoni, Director of Gardens Curator's Name: Colin Crosbie Plant Records Officer's Name: Gill Skilton Total Staff: Horticultural Staff Number: 80 Educational Staff Number: 25 Research Staff Number: 20 Administration Staff Number: 15 About the Garden Institution Type: Botanic Garden Date founded: 1904 Physical Data Total Area: 60 Hectares Latitude: 51.310672 Longitude: -0.47541 Annual Rainfall: 652 mm Altitude: 18.00 Metres Total area of glasshouses: 4200 Metres Additional Locations Satellite Garden Names: Rosemoor, Hyde Hall, Harlow Carr Features and Facilities Herbarium: Y Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 100000 Seed Bank: Y Computer Plant Record System: Y Open to public: Y Friends society: Y Retail Outlet: Shop: Y Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Y Disabled access: Y Plant Collections Accession Number: 43226 Cultivation Taxa Num: 24770 Special Collections:Orchidaceae, Epimedium, Crocus, Colchicum, Galanthus, Hosta, Rheum, Cyclamen, Narcissus, Daboecia, Erica, Calluna. Rhododendron, rock-garden plants, conifers, heathers, Mediterranean and Near East bulbs, apples. Conservation Programmes We currently have no data on Conservation Programmes at this garden. Please click here if you can update us Research Programmes Conservation - Biology: Y Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Y Ecology: Y Education: Y Floristics: Y Horticulture: Y Systematics and Taxonomy: Y Sustainability: Y Urban Environments: Y Education Programmes Visitor/Education Centre: Y Education Signs in Garden: Y Public Lectures/Talks: Y Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y Guided Tours: Y Permanent Public Displays: Y Special Exhibitions: Y Courses for School Children: Y Courses for General Public: Y Education Programme: Y	International Agenda Registrants Read more... Where to see Magnolias in the UK and Beyond These UK botanic gardens have told BGCI they have notable collections of Magnoliaceae. Read more... Related News Botanic Garden Records UK's Hottest July 24th July 2006