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A living tribute to the war-time generations of the twentieth century in Staffordshire. Includes
information on events and visitor facilities.
http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/arboretum/
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Castle Howard Arboretum Trust
Kew at Castle Howard (North Yorkshire) is a wonderful arboretum set in the outstanding Howardian
Hills containing many rare and endangered trees and shrubs.
http://www.kewatch.co.uk
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Birmingham University, Winterbourne Botanic Gardens
Details of the garden, teaching and conservation activity, and a list of events. Houses National
Rose Collection. Virtual tour of the gardens.
http://www.botanic.bham.ac.uk/index.htm
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Benmore Botanic Garden
Satellite of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, north of Dunoon. National pinetum and
rhododendron collection, with a mild climate and heavy winter rainfall. Open March to October.
Information for visitors.
http://193.62.154.29/rbge/web/visiting/bbg.jsp
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Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan
Satellite of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in Galloway. Landscaped displays benefit from
the Gulf Stream, and support research and conservation (especially rhododendrons and conifers).
Open March to October. Includes information for visitors.
http://193.62.154.29/rbge/web/visiting/lbg.jsp
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Dawyck Botanic Gardens, Stobo
Satellite of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, north of Peebles. 300 years sustained planting
of native and exotic trees. Open March to October.
http://193.62.154.29/rbge/web/visiting/dbg.jsp
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Moor Bank Garden and Dilston Medicinal Plant Garden
Formal plantings and collections, and also field experiments and trial plots for the University of
Newcastle's Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Science.
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/medplant/culti.htm
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The Harris Garden
Developed by Reading University for teaching and research. 12 acres (5 ha) of features include a
walled garden, demonstration garden, and formal gardens.
http://www.plantsci.rdg.ac.uk/harrisgarden.htm
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Inverness Floral Hall
Subtropical Garden and Visitor Centre in Bught Park, Inverness; also a Cactus House, demonstration
gardens and nursery. Opening and access details.
http://www.invernessfloralhall.com
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University of Leicester Botanic Garden
Brief details of the gardens, arboretum, and their education programme.
http://www.le.ac.uk/biology/info/blgard.html
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Palm House Botanic Gardens, Belfast
One of the earliest examples of a curvilinear and cast iron glasshouse, built for Belfast Botanical
and Horticultural Society in the 1830s.
http://www.castlesireland.com/palm-house.html
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Trent College Arboretum
Maintained by the Biology Department of this college in Nottingham. Information on the collection
its history
http://www.trentcollege.nott.sch.uk/arboretu/index.htm
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Batsford Arboretum
Information on the collections at this Arboretum in Gloucestershire. Details of the history,
conservation activities, and for visitors.
http://www.batsford-arboretum.co.uk/
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Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum
Diverse collection of hardy trees and shrubs from around the world, started by the late Sir Harold
Hillier in 1953 and now covering 180 acres, in Romsey, Hampshire. Open to the Public.
http://hillier.hants.gov.uk/
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Bristol University Botanic Garden
Collection of 4,500 species just outside Bristol from across the world, in beds and glasshouses;
includes a collection conserving threatened plants native to SW England, and collections of plants
used in alternative medicine.
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/BotanicGardens/
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Chelsea Physic Garden
Founded in 1673 by the Society of Apothecaries; one of Europe's oldest botanic gardens. Important
Herb and Medicinal collections, and of Mediterranean plants. Information on history, events and
visitor access.
http://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/
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Dundee University Botanic Garden
Collections of plants native to the UK, and collections representative of the world. Information
on the garden tour, education, events, and for visitors.
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/botanic/pages/homepage.htm
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Westonbirt Arboretum
Details of the collection, including rare trees, champion trees, and visitor facilities at the
country's national arboretum.
http://www.westonbirtarboretum.com/westonbirt_home.html
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The Cruickshank Botanic Garden
Part of Conoco Natural History Centre, which supports teaching and study of botany in Aberdeen
University, and is also open to the public. Collection of 2,500 plants recently catalogued.
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/pss/Garden/CBG.hti
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The National Pinetum, Bedgebury
Forestry Commission page describing this collection of conifers in Kent. Started as a joint
project with Kew Gardens. Attractive to visit in all seasons.
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/recreati.nsf/LUWebDocsByAllKey/EnglandKentBedgeburyBedgebury....
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Savill Garden, Windsor
Tranquil 35-acre garden, part of the Crown Estate. History of the garden and its development,
events listing, and seasonal highlights in photographs. Details of admission and facilities.
http://www.savillgarden.co.uk/
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Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Focus on progress in restoring the botanical and horticultural collections, the landscape and the
buildings. Also covers the history of the gardens, their two national collections, plant of the
month, visitor access, and includes a virual tour.
http://www.sbg.org.uk/
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Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Collections of British Native Plants, and Trees. Other gardens include Scented, Woodland, Winter,
Rock and Genetic. Glasshouses house the tropical, desert and alpine collections. Education and
events programme.
http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/
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Hergest Croft Gardens
Arboretum and gardens in Kington, Herefordshire. Information on the history and the different
parts of the garden, planted and worked by three generations of the same family.
http://www.hergest.co.uk/
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Swansea Botanical Complex
Describes the Clyne Gardens, and the Botanic Gardens, and information about access and events.
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/leisure/ALLPARKS.HTMl
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Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Twelve glasshouses, with an important collection of tree ferns from Australia and New Zealand.
Free admission.
http://www.clyde-valley.com/glasgow/botanic.htm
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Thorp Perrow Arboretum
Collection of almost 1,500 trees and shrubs from across the world. Three national plant
collections are held in the arboretum (lime, walnut and ash). Also houses the Falconry of Thorp
Perrow. Events calendar.
http://www.thorpperrow.com/
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University of Wales Aberystwyth Botany Gardens
Tropical Glasshouse housing a collection of exotic ferns, cycads and angiosperms.
http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dbswww/ian_scott/tropical.htm
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Harlow Carr Botanical Gardens
Royal Horticultural Society Gardens outside Harrogate, N Yorkshire. National collections of
rhubarb, ferns, fuchsia and heathers. Education programme, and special interest groups. Plant
trials of benefit to gardeners in the North of England.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/garden/mn_rhsharlowcarr.asp
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Wakehurst Place
This West Sussex garden is a satellite of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, housing the Millenium
Seed Bank, and the national collection of birch trees; offers a range of trails and tours, and a
guide to seasonal attractions.
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/visitor/visitwp.html
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The Eden Project
Millennium project in the former Bodelva China Clay Pit, near St. Austell, Cornwall. Covered
conservatories replicate different climate zones. A wealth of information on plants, their
habitats and their uses.
http://www.edenproject.com/
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Ness Botanic Gardens
Part of the University of Liverpool. Site includes virtual tour, history, general information, and
list of events.
http://www.merseyworld.com/nessgardens/
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Durham University Botanic Garden
Information and pictures covering glasshouse and outdoor plant collections, art in the garden,
walks, a virtual plant gallery, and visitor access and facilities.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/%7Edeb0www/dubg/bghomep.html
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Ventnor Botanic Gardens
Gardens commenced in 1970 on the Isle of Wight with a wide variety of temperate, sub-tropical and
exotic plants, shrubs and trees; site provides extensive information about the gardens and their
maintenance.
http://www.botanic.co.uk/
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Founded in the 17th century, RBGE now has one of the world's largest collections of living plants,
and of preserved specimens. Information on main garden at Inverleith, visitor access and
facilities, and activities in research and education. Searchable databases.
http://www.rbge.org.uk/
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National Botanic Garden of Wales
Opened in May 2000, in Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. The project includes the Great Glasshouse,
restoring 18th century formal gardens, woodland, species-rich grassland, and developing a
demonstration organic farm.
http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/
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Borde Hill
Sussex botanic garden and park with a very diverse and large collection of trees and shrubs.
Pictures; information on visitor facilities and access.
http://www.bordehill.co.uk/
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses
Among many other features, historic Roman, Mediaeval and Tudor gardens, a herb garden, the National
Bonsai Collection, collections of tropical and desert plants, and an Education Centre. Includes a
diary of events.
http://www.bham-bot-gdns.demon.co.uk/
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Overview of the gardens, collections, conservation and research activities of the Royal Botanic
Gardens. Information on tours, trails and the education programme.
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/
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