Juniper Level Botanic Gardens

United States of America - North Carolina - Raleigh

Garden Information

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About the Juniper Level Botanic Gardens

Juniper Level Botanic Garden is a 28-acre garden and research facility, with a collection of more than 25,000 taxa of woody plants and herbaceous perennials from around the world. We pride ourselves in supporting ex situ conservation, and trialing and developing new plants for gardens in our USDA Zone 7b, and beyond. We are funded through plant purchases from Plant Delights Nursery, Inc.

Main Address:
Juniper Level Botanic Gardens
Plant Delights Nursery, Inc.
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh
North Carolina 27603 United States of America

Telephone: (919) 772-4794
Fax: (919) 772-4752
URL: http://www.jlbg.org/
Primary Email: info@plantdelights.com

Staff Details

Director's Name: Tony Avent
Curator's Name: Amanda Wilkins, Curator
Plant Records Officer's Name: Zac Hill
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 6
Educational Staff Number:
Research Staff Number: 5
Administration Staff Number:

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: Yes
Status: State: No
Status: Educational: Yes
Status: Municipal: No
Status: Satellite: No
Status: Trust: No
Date founded: 1988
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: No
Landscaped Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Size: 11 Hectares
Total Area: 11 Hectares
Latitude: 35.6260130
Longitude: -78.6398060
Annual Rainfall: 1200 mm
Altitude: 100.50 Metres

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: No
Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
Disabled access: Yes
Number of Volunteers: 20

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 25000
Cultivation Taxa Num: 20000
Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
Invasive Species Policy: No
ABS Policy: No
Plant Collection Policy: No

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: Yes
Medicinal Plant Programme: No
Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

Biotechnology: No
Plant Breeding: Yes
Conservation - Biology: Yes
Conservation - Genetics: Yes
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
Ecology: No
Ecosystem Conservation: No
Education: Yes
Ethnobotany: No
Exploration: Yes
Floristics: Yes
Horticulture: Yes
Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes
Molecular Genetics: No
Pollination Biology: No
Restoration Ecology: No
Seed/Spore Biology: Yes
Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes
Sustainability: No
Pharmacology: No
Agriculture: No
Land Restoration: No
Urban Environments: No

Education Programmes

Visitor/Education Centre: No
Education Signs in Garden: No
Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Permanent Public Displays: No
Special Exhibitions: No
Courses for School Children: No
Courses for University/College Students: No
Courses for General Public: Yes
Education Programme: Yes

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