The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
United Kingdom - Hampshire - Romsey
Institution Code: HILL
International Agenda Registrant: Yes
Current BGCI member: Yes
Main Address:
The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Jermyns Lane
Ampfield
Romsey
Hampshire SO51 0QA United Kingdom
Telephone Number: 01794 368787
Fax Number: 01794 368027
Web Site: http://www.hilliergardens.org.uk
Institution Email Address:
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- Staff Details
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Director: Robin Kealy
Curator: Wolfgang Bopp
Plant Records Officer: Allen Coombes
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Total Staff:
Number of Horticultural Staff: 16
Number of Educational Staff: 3
Number of Research Staff:
Number of Administration Staff: 6
- About this Garden
- Institution Type: Botanic Garden
- Status
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Trust Administered: Yes
- Date Founded: 1953
- Physical Data
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Total Area (in Hectares): 72 hectares
Annual Rainfall: 750 mm
Altitude: 50.00 metres
- Local Information
- Garden Name:
- Address:
- City: Southampton
- State:
- Features and Facilities
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Herbarium: Yes
Number of Specimens in Herbarium: 6000
Arboretum: Yes
Arboretum Size: 72
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Computer Plant Record System: Yes
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Open to the Public: Yes
Society of Friends: Yes
Retail Outlet (shop): Yes
Retail Outlet (plant sales): Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
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Number of Visitors: 135000
Number of Volunteers: 140
- Plant Collections
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Number of Living Plant Accessions: 24000
Number of Taxa in Cultivation: 11600
- Special Collections:Fagaceae, Magnoliaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Ericaceae. Carpinus, Cornus, Cotoneaster, Corylus, Ligustrum, Lithocarpus, Metasequoia, Photinia, Pinus, Quercus.
- Conservation Programmes
- Research Programmes
- Education Programmes
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Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
Education Signs in Garden: Yes
Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Education Programme: Yes
