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83-619: Batsford Arboretum is a 55-acre (220,000 m) arboretum and botanical garden near Batsford in Gloucestershire , England, about 1½ miles north-west of Moreton-in-Marsh , at grid reference SP187339 . It is owned and run by the Batsford Foundation, a registered charity, and is open to the public daily throughout most of the year. The arboretum sits on the Cotswold scarp and contains around 2,900 trees, with

166-669: A Viewing Order was needed so as not to interfere with funeral events. An arboretum containing mostly plants from Scandinavian countries. Situated on the European side of Istanbul in the northern Sarıyer district, Atatürk Arboretum covers 296 ha (730 acres) adjacent to the Belgrad Forest . The arboretum also includes a rare plant nursery operated by Istanbul University Forestry Department. A small arboretum at Bank Hall Gardens , Bretherton in Lancashire , contains

249-523: A shrubbery , and a viticetum (from the Latin vitis, meaning vine , referring in particular to a grape vine ). A palm house is a large greenhouse for palms and other tender trees. Egyptian pharaohs planted exotic trees and cared for them; they brought ebony wood from the Sudan, and pine and cedar from Syria. Hatshepsut 's expedition to Punt returned bearing thirty-one live frankincense trees,

332-616: A yew thought to be at least 550 years old, the oldest in Lancashire. George Anthony Legh Keck had the arboretum planted in the gardens which were abandoned from the 1970s until 1995 when Bank Hall Action Group cleared the grounds. It contains one of two known fallen Sequoia sempervirens in the UK , Wellingtonia , dawn redwood ( Metasequoia glyptostroboides ), Atlas cedar ( Cedrus atlantica ), western hemlock ( Tsuga heterophylla ), Chinese swamp cypress and yew. Recent additions by

415-610: A "double detached villa", living in No.3 himself. Loudon was a prolific horticultural and landscape design writer. Through his publications, he hoped to spread his ideals of the creation of common space and the improvement of city planning and develop an awareness and interest in agriculture and horticulture. Through his magazines and works, he was able to communicate with lay folk as well as other professionals. He wrote An Encyclopædia of Gardening in 1822. After its success Loudon published The Encyclopedia of Agriculture in 1825. He founded

498-542: A 250-hectare site in the Greenhills Forest areas west of the Tuggeranong Parkway and Lake Burley Griffin , Canberra , Australia . It includes an existing stand of 5000 Himalayan Cedars and the 80-year-old Cork Oak plantation which were damaged by the 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires . It features different types of threatened and symbolic trees from around Australia and the world, including

581-554: A committee until it was acquired by the Derby Corporation during the 1880s, the Derby Arboretum was only open free to the public for two days of the week for its first four decades, the remaining days being reserved for subscribers and their families and guests. Very popular anniversary festivals were staged annually which drew crowds of tens of thousands and helped to fund the upkeep of the park. The Derby Arboretum

664-530: A design for hinged surfaces that could be adjusted depending on the angle of the sun. Loudon also developed plans for industrial worker housing and solar heating systems. In 1815, he was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . Loudon established himself as a city planner , decades before Frederick Law Olmsted and others began to work. His vision for the possibility of long term planning for London's green spaces

747-612: A draughtsman to prepare his plans. At the same time he cured himself of an opium habit that had been keeping the pain at bay. Around 1803, Loudon published an article entitled Observations on Laying out the Public Spaces in London . It recommended the introduction of lighter trees rather than those with dense canopies . Loudon was attacked by rheumatic fever in 1806 which left him disabled, but this illness did not affect his writing. As his condition deteriorated over time, Loudon

830-621: A large collection of Japanese maples, magnolias and pines. The estate of Batsford Park was inherited from the 1st Earl of Redesdale in May 1886 by the diplomat and writer A.B. Mitford , who was later created, in 1902, the 1st Baron Redesdale (by the second creation). He had travelled widely in Asia and developed the garden as a "wild" landscape with natural plantings inspired by Chinese and Japanese practice. Lord Redesdale died in August 1916 and

913-459: A large variety of rare but hardy plants and trees, including amongst many species a grove of Giant Redwoods and a substantial Liquidambar collection. The arboretum is extensively labelled with educational notes and information for many of the plants. Wolverley, Kiddermister, Bodenham Arboretum has 156 acres (0.63 km ) contains mature woodland, specimen trees and shrubs. With a collection of over 3,000 species of trees and shrubs it includes

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996-470: A new cafe and visitor centre. Dropmore Park , Buckinghamshire (Bucks) England, was created in the 1790s for future prime minister Lord Grenville . On his first day in occupation, he planted two cedar trees. At least another 2,500 trees were planted. By the time Grenville died in 1834, his pinetum contained the biggest collection of conifer species in Britain. Part of the post-millennium restoration

1079-399: A number of collections such as Acers, North American Oaks and Alders. There are many species of insects and resident and migrating birds with the aquatic and wet margins to the pools provide a breeding ground for many water-fowl and frogs. The Derby Arboretum opened on 16 September 1840. Commissioned and presented by Joseph Strutt (1766–1844) a wealthy industrialist and major local benefactor,

1162-517: A quiet, peaceful stroll along the many walking tracks and roads providing access to the 126 hectares of breathtaking scenery and tranquil beauty that the Arboretum has to offer. The RJ Hamer Arboretum land is a small part of the original Dandenong and Woori Yallock State forest, proclaimed over 110 years ago. The RJ Hamer Arboretum is the first known occasion in which a forest style Arboretum was completely established by planting. A basic planting design

1245-528: A respectable farmer. Therefore, as he was growing up, he developed a practical knowledge of plants and farming. As a young man, Loudon studied biology , botany and agriculture at the University of Edinburgh . When working on the layout of farms in South Scotland, he described himself as a landscape planner . This was a time when open field land was being converted from run rig with 'ferm touns' to

1328-418: A significant contribution to its planting, specialising in exotic, pendulous, contorted and twisted trees. It is also his final resting place – he is buried beneath a massive slab of Cumbrian slate inscribed by local artist John Skelton with the simple words "Edward James, Poet 1907 – 1984". The Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen is a German arboretum that has been used as a biological institute for many years. It

1411-813: A small lake, lodges, benches and other features and some of the nineteenth-century trees still survive. Affectionately referred to as "The Arb", the Nottingham Arboretum it also gives its name to the residential area – in which it lies – of the City of Nottingham , England. Located in Dompierre-les-Ormes , in South Burgundy , near Mâcon , the Arboretum de Pézanin was established in 1903 by French botaniquer Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin (1872–1917). Acquired by

1494-493: A spectacular display of colour in May and June. In the Summer the arboretum is bordered by white foxgloves, interspersed with shades of pink. The arboretum is much loved by locals but it is an irony that the fame of its youth has been largely forgotten, unappreciated, in its magnificent maturity. The Greifswald Botanic Garden and Arboretum (total area 9 hectares, German: Botanischer Garten und Arboretum der Universität Greifswald),

1577-404: Is a charitable trust which promotes research and education into conservation, arboriculture, gardens and architecture. Apart from the arboretum, the remainder of the 5,000-acre (20 km) historic Batsford Estate is privately owned by (Gilbert) Michael Hamilton Wills, 3rd Baron Dulverton (born 1944). Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford began development of the Arboretum soon after he inherited

1660-591: Is a collection of mature trees and shrubs that spreads over 10 acres of the Golden Grove / Gelli Aur Country Park . Commissioned by John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor , the majority of the planting took place in 1865. It is an unusual, fine arboretum and celebrated in Victorian and Edwardian times as the finest in the UK. It is built in an arc as though embracing the house, fanning out from an ancient oak which stands at

1743-492: Is also significant because it was the planted counterpart to Loudon's Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum (1838) which detailed all the hardy and semi-hardy trees and shrubs of the British Isles. Within the park, the trees and shrubs were laid out according to the natural system and labelled so that visitors could identify them using the guide. The Derby park had a major impact on park design elsewhere including Europe,

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1826-586: Is an arboretum and a scientific-researching institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine . The park is located in the northern part of the Uman city, Cherkasy Oblast ( Central Ukraine ), near the river Kamianka. Some areas of the park are reminiscent of an English garden . Today the park is a popular recreational spot, annually visited by 500,000 visitors. John Claudius Loudon John Claudius Loudon (8 April 1783 – 14 December 1843)

1909-538: Is first recorded used by John Claudius Loudon in 1833 in The Gardener's Magazine , but the concept was already long-established by then. An arboretum specializing in growing conifers is known as a pinetum . Other specialist arboreta include saliceta ( willows ), populeta ( poplar ), and querceta ( oaks ). Related collections include a fruticetum , from the Latin frutex , meaning shrub , much more often

1992-576: Is located in the area of two neighboring villages Vieska nad Žitavou and Tesárske Mlyňany near Zlaté Moravce , Slovakia . It was established in 1892 by Hungarian Count István Ambrózy-Migazzi. Today, it is governed by the Slovak Academy of Sciences . Within its 67 hectares (170 acres) area, the arboretum features more than 2,300 woody plant species, being one of the largest collections in Central Europe . The Nottingham Arboretum (1852)

2075-826: Is situated close to the Dutch border in North Rhine-Westphalia and has 500 varieties of trees and an interesting ground flora. The founder Illa and Ernst J. Martin wanted to find out if the giant sequoia, which had existed in Germany before the ice age, could be introduced to German forestry . Sochi Arboretum is a monument of landscape architecture located in the Khosta district of the city of Sochi , Krasnodar Krai , in Russia. It includes 76 species of pine, 80 species of oak, and 24 species of palm. Sofiyivsky Park

2158-545: Is to use what survives as the basis for a collection of some 200 species. Dømmesmoen Arboret is a 40 hectares (99 acres) arboretum in Grimstad municipality, Aust-Agder county, Norway . In the Dømmesmoen forest, where the arboret is planned in harmony with nature, 22 different ecosystems have been defined. The trees and plants have been planted along the tracks so that the visitors can experience and learn about them in

2241-574: Is tucked away on a south facing escarpment of the famous Cotswold Hills. Bedgebury National Pinetum , near Goudhurst , Kent is one of the world's most complete collections of conifers . The 300 acre Pinetum contains over 12,000 trees and shrubs (including 1,800 different species) from across five continents, many of them rare and endangered. Located in South Derbyshire near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, with planting begun in 1992, this 9 acre Royal Horticultural Society recommended arboretum contains

2324-574: The Gardener's Magazine , the first periodical devoted solely to horticulture, in 1826. A short time later, he commenced the Magazine of Natural History in 1828. Perhaps the most significant of these, certainly the most time-consuming and costly, was Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum . This work was published in three formats: with the plates entirely uncoloured, with botanical details hand-coloured, and fully hand-coloured. Work began in 1830 and it

2407-525: The British climate , an international history of arboriculture , an assessment of the cultural, economic and industrial value of trees and four volumes of plates. Loudon urged that a national arboretum be created and called for arboreta and other systematic collections to be established in public parks , private gardens, country estates, and other places. He regarded the Derby Arboretum (1840) as

2490-502: The Derby Arboretum opened in 1840, another arboretum was opened for free public access at Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington near London, modelled partly on Mount Auburn Cemetery near Boston and designed by Loddiges nursery. It was laid out with 2,500 trees and shrubs, all labelled and arranged in an unusual alphabetical format from A for Acer (maple trees) to Z for Zanthoxylum (American toothache trees). Until Kew

2573-741: The Landscape Gardening and Landscape Architecture of the Late Humphry Repton . Sir Howard Colvin noted that, although Loudon did not regard himself as a practising architect, there is evidence that in his early days as a landscape gardener he did occasionally act in that capacity. His architectural thinking and his inclinations towards the Gothic style may be found in his A treatise on forming, improving, and managing country residences. A handful of architectural works – now largely lost – are associated with him. In 1806 he altered

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2656-589: The Loddiges arboretum at Abney Park and served as inspiration for the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew . The standard author abbreviation Loudon is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . Loudon's publications include the books: Designed by others in Loudon's 'Gardenesque' style: In 1830, when Loudon was 47 years old, he asked a friend to invite

2739-619: The United Kingdom . One example of an early European tree collection is the Trsteno Arboretum , near Dubrovnik in Croatia . The date of its founding is unknown, but it was already in existence by 1492, when a 15 m (49 ft) span aqueduct to irrigate the arboretum was constructed; this aqueduct is still in use. The garden was created by the prominent local Gučetić/Gozze family . It suffered two major disasters in

2822-556: The 1930s, this Forestry Commission arboretum is at Kilmun , Argyll and Bute , Scotland . Established in the early 19th century around the historical Kórnik Castle by its owner, Count Tytus Działyński , later enriched by his heirs : his son Jan Kanty Działyński and Władysław Zamoyski . It is the largest and oldest arboretum in Poland. It covers over 40 hectares and is famous for rich collections of rhododendrons , azaleas , conifers , lilacc , and other woody species from all over

2905-500: The 1990s but its two unique and ancient Oriental Planes remained standing. The arboretum at Ooty was established in 1992 with an aim of conserving native and indigenous trees, and is maintained by the Department of Horticulture with Hill Area Development Programme funds. It occupies 1.58 hectares (3.9 acres) near Ooty Lake . The site is a micro watershed area and a natural habitat for both indigenous and migratory birds; prior to

2988-588: The Action Group include paperbark maple ( Acer griseum ) (2004), cedar of Lebanon ( Cedrus libani ) (2005), further yew and pine trees (2006–2009) and a Ginkgo biloba (2011) for the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It also has many specimens of snowdrop , daffodil and bluebell . Situated one and a quarter miles west of Moreton-in-Marsh , Gloucestershire , Batsford Arboretum

3071-585: The Batsford Estate in 1886. The design was based on observations of gardens he had seen in China and Japan. He made major landscape changes to the existing area. A newspaper article of the time described some of these in detail as follows. Towards the end of his life, Lord Redesdale, as he became in 1902, wrote his memoirs and described his garden and the significance of the Buddha statue, the bronze deer and

3154-649: The British colonies and North America and other public parks and arboreta were established modelled on Loudon's creation and using his ideas. In 1859 for example, it was visited by Frederick Law Olmsted on his European tour of parks, and it had an influence on the planting in Central Park , New York. Industrial pollution killed most of the original plantings by the 1880s (although a few examples remain), but it has been renovated and replanted with National Lottery Heritage funding closer to Loudon's original layout and with

3237-475: The Derby Arboretum was designed by John Claudius Loudon and had a major impact upon the development of urban parks. It was one of the first Victorian public parks and also unusual for the quality of its collection of trees and shrubs. Although established on only quite a small site of 14 acres, the park featured a labelled collection of over 1000 trees and shrubs and was landscaped with mounds, sinuous paths, urns, benches, statues, lodges and other features. Managed by

3320-466: The Rest House which he brought here in 1900 and are still in the Arboretum. Describing the Buddha statue he said. Prunus trees (sato-sakura Group) – Japanese Flowering Cherry – are accredited with Plant Heritage as a National Plant Collection . Arboretum In Latin, an arboretum is a place planted with trees, not necessarily in this specific sense, and "arboretum" as an English word

3403-606: The Southern Hemisphere can be found at Eastwoodhill Arboretum , Ngatapa , Gisborne , New Zealand . The arboretum is the realization of the dream of William Douglas Cook (1884–1967), who started planting trees on his farm shortly after the First World War . The arboretum is now the National Arboretum of New Zealand, and holds some 4,000 different trees, shrubs and climbers. This arboretum

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3486-541: The anonymous author of The Mummy! Or a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century to lunch. He had recently reviewed and admired the inventions in this novel in an article published in his Gardener's Magazine . Set in 2126 AD, it is an early example of science fiction . England had become an absolute monarchy and it featured an early Internet, espresso machines, and air-conditioning. The author turned out to be Jane Webb who, having been left penniless at 17 by

3569-404: The arboretum was revived by (Frederick) Anthony Hamilton Wills, 2nd Baron Dulverton (1915–1992), who succeeded in 1956. He consolidated and expanded the collections and brought Batsford into international repute. To ensure the survival of the arboretum, he donated Batsford Park to a charitable trust in 1984. In 1992 the 2nd Lord Dulverton died and left the Arboretum to the Batsford Foundation which

3652-416: The benevolence of the wealthy. In 1839, he was commissioned to design the Arboretum at Derby . In his commissions, Loudon displayed the principles that he advocated in his writings; he took into account the general public, aiming to create a space where the classes could mingle easily as well as creating community pride. Plantings were labelled extensively. Loudon's design for the Derby Arboretum paralleled

3735-495: The creation of the arboretum it had been neglected, and the feeder line bringing water to the lake was contaminated with urban waste and agricultural chemicals . From 2005 to 2006 the Hill Area Development Programme provided funds of Rs 1,250,000 for the construction of permanent fencing, a footpath, and other infrastructure facilities. Probably the largest collection of Northern Hemisphere trees in

3818-403: The death of her father, had turned to writing as a profession. They married seven months later and had a daughter, Agnes, who later married the solicitor and political agent Markham Spofforth from 1858 until her death in 1863. Loudon loved the fantastical and his wife's expression of it. Their marriage not only symbolized a mutual admiration of one another's minds, but a number of innovations in

3901-521: The densest burial mound areas found in Norway. The most famous attractions at Dømmesmoen among locals are a 400-500 year old hollow oak , and a wooden tower overlooking the town of Grimstad. 2 kilometres east of Dømmesmoen, at Fjære , Fjære church is situated. The stone church was built around year 1150, and has significant historical value dating back to the Viking area. Golden Grove / Gelli Aur Arboretum

3984-407: The early 1950s. The arboretum comprises some 18,000 trees and shrubs, over an area of approximately 600 acres (240 ha). It has 17 miles (27 km) of marked paths which also provide access to a wide variety of rare plants. The St Roche's Arboretum at West Dean College is a circuit walk 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long that encompasses a collection of specimen trees and shrubs. Edward James made

4067-449: The eight-volume work and went deep into debt. His work on cemeteries also was significant. Churchyards were becoming full, especially in urban areas, and new cemeteries were being opened by private enterprises. Loudon designed only three cemeteries ( Bath Abbey Cemetery , Histon Road Cemetery, Cambridge , and Southampton Old Cemetery where the design was rejected) but his writing was a major influence on other designers and architects of

4150-471: The exterior of Barnbarrow (Barnbarroch), Wigtown (burned 1942). However, his principal architectural work appears to have been Garth (Guilsfield) , near Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, begun in 1809. His scheme for Garth was in what Colvin termed a "crudely Gothic" design. The scheme was illustrated in his Observations on laying out farms in the Scotch Style , but in execution the designs were modified by

4233-628: The final proofs for his latest encyclopaedia. He travelled to Bath to inspect the site for another cemetery; and then to Oxford to see a client. On his return to London, his doctor told him that he was dying; he died, penniless and in debt, in the arms of his wife in December 1843. He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery . Loudoun Road in St John's Wood is named after him, despite the different spelling. A plaque jointly commemorating

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4316-530: The goals of diffusing agricultural knowledge, Loudon published a pamphlet entitled The Utility of Agricultural Knowledge to the Sons of the Landed Proprietors of Great Britain, &c., by a Scotch Farmer and Land-Agent. After travelling through Europe from 1813 to 1814, Loudon began to focus on the improvement of the construction of greenhouses and other agricultural systems. He ultimately developed

4399-502: The individual trees are labelled for identification. The trees may also be organised in a way to aid their study or growth. Many tree collections have been claimed as the first modern arboretum, with the term applied retrospectively as it probably did not come into use even orally until the later eighteenth century, or later. Probably the most important early proponent of the arboretum in the English-speaking transatlantic world

4482-496: The landscape of enclosure , which now dominates British agriculture. Loudon developed a limp as a young man, and later became disabled with arthritis . He undertook a second Grand Tour of Europe and also visited the Near East. In 1826, disabled by rheumatism and arthritis, he had to endure an amputation at his right shoulder after a botched operation to correct a broken arm. He learnt to write and draw with his left arm and hired

4565-442: The late 13th century, and had them brought by elephant to his winter capital at Khanbaliq (modern Beijing ), where they were planted on a large artificial mound, "a hundred paces in height and over a mile in cicumference", known as the "Green Mound", with a palace or pavilion at the top. The ground of the mound was also covered in pieces of green stone. In an arboretum a wide variety of trees and shrubs are cultivated. Typically

4648-469: The most important landscape-gardening commission of the latter part of his career because it demonstrated the benefits of a public arboretum (for more details see below). Commenting on the Loddiges family's famous Hackney Botanic Garden arboretum, begun in 1816, which was a commercial nursery that subsequently opened free to the public, for educational benefit, every Sunday, Loudon wrote: "The arboretum looks better this season than it has ever done since it

4731-494: The park between 1885 and 1927. Today it contains over 1,200 taxa (species and cultivars) of broad-leaved trees, 300 of coniferous trees, and about 600 of perennial herbs. Arboretum Wespelaar , in Wespelaar , Belgium , brings together trees and shrubs from the whole world. The arboretum focuses on: Acer , Magnolia , Rhododendron and Stewartia . The Westonbirt Arboretum , near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England ,

4814-506: The parkland grounds of Syon House , one of the homes of the Duke of Northumberland to whom the work was dedicated, or from Loddiges ' arboretum. "It was on the collection maintained by this firm more than any other that J. C. Loudon relied for living material in the preparation of his great work" W. J. Bean notes, in Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles . The publication also ruined him financially, as he ended up with many unsold copies of

4897-477: The patrons, Richard and Charlotte Mytton. The house was demolished during the winter of 1946–7. At Hope End , near Ledbury, Herefordshire, which was built at the same time as Garth, Loudon embellished a square classical design with huge circular buttresses, pinnacles, ogee-arches windows and a central ogee dome in what Colvin described as "coarsely designed in a pseudo-Moorish style". Later in life, in 1823-4 Loudon designed Nos.3 and 5 Porchester Terrace , London as

4980-480: The period. An unusual creation by Loudon is the memorial to his parents, which stands in the grounds of St John the Baptist , Pinner 's parish church. It is in the form of a stone wedge, with a fake stone sarcophagus within. It has been Grade II listed since 1983. Loudon thought that public improvements should be undertaken in a democratic fashion and in a comprehensive and reasonable manner, not sporadically by

5063-452: The property was inherited by his son, David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale . David was the father of the famous Mitford sisters . They lived at Batsford during World War I , and Nancy Mitford based the early part of her novel Love in a Cold Climate on their time at Batsford Park. Nancy Mitford said in her memoirs that when at Batsford they "ran across country the beautiful bleak Cotswold uplands, starting soon after breakfast when

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5146-465: The roots of which were carefully kept in baskets for the duration of the voyage; this was the first recorded attempt to transplant foreign trees . It is reported that Hatshepsut had these trees planted in the courts of her Deir el Bahri mortuary temple complex. Marco Polo describes how Kublai Khan collected specimens of evergreen trees that he admired from around the Mongol Empire in

5229-665: The state in 1935, it is now one of the richest collection in France , visited every year by thousands of tourists. Průhonice Park in the Czech Republic is a National Heritage Site, and since 2010 has been included within the boundaries of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Prague . The arboretum was founded in 1885 by Count Arnošt Emanuel Silva-Tarouca. 2,360 taxa (species and cultivars), of which 310 were evergreen and 2,050 deciduous taxa were planted in

5312-414: The sun was still a red globe hardly over the horizon and the trees were etched in dark blue against a pale blue, mauve and pinkish sky". In 1919, the estate was sold by Lord Redesdale to cover death duties to Sir Gilbert Wills , an heir to the W.D. & H.O. Wills tobacco fortune. Sir Gilbert was later created, in 1929, the 1st Baron Dulverton . According to the youngest Mitford sister Deborah, Gilbert

5395-586: The top of the terraced lawn. The natural slope enhancing the view from the house. Many of the trees are champions, they love the damp, temperate climate. Several are on the Monumental Trees website. The Great Western Red Cedar is particularly spectacular, people come from all over the world to see it. Herbaceous plants and bulbs were planted as part of the carpet, and American and Asiatic shrubs were planted to provide colour and fragrance. The Rhododendrons are an extremely fine single variety and present

5478-474: The various ecosystems. Information about the various ecosystems are found along the tracks in the forest and park area. Through the years, approximately 700 different species of trees and plants have been planted in the Dømmesmoen area. The Dømmesmoen area, where the arboret is situated, has a fascinating history. Excavations have found traces of settlements that can be dated to around year 0. There are 50-60 burial mounds from pre Viking area at Dømmesmoen, among

5561-459: The world of gardening. Through her marriage, Jane Loudon encountered her husband's work and decided to create her own guides to make gardening more accessible to young women. The Loudons were considered the leading horticulturalists of their day, and their circle of friends included Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray . Design of the municipal cemetery at Southampton was Loudon's final project. Despite advanced lung cancer, he corrected

5644-540: The world's largest planting of the Wollemi pine . There will eventually be 100 forests and 100 gardens with almost 80 forests planted already. Located at Yarramundi Reach on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin , the Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is a 30-hectare site originally planted by Professor Pryor between 1954 and 1957 to improve the view from Government House. Shortly before

5727-476: The world. The Institute of Dendrology in Kórnik is located within the arboretum. Affectionately referred to as "The Arb" or "The Arbo", Lincoln Arboretum is to the east of the city and retains its line of sight up the hill to the nearby Lincoln Cathedral . This was one of the original design features. It was laid out between 1870 and 1872 by Edward Milner and has been renovated since 2002. Arborétum Mlyňany

5810-411: Was a Scottish botanist , garden designer and author . He was the first to use the term arboretum in writing to refer to a garden of plants, especially trees, collected for the purpose of scientific study. He was married to Jane Webb , a fellow horticulturalist , and author of science-fiction , fantasy , horror , and gothic stories. Loudon was born in Cambuslang , Lanarkshire , Scotland to

5893-424: Was a lifelong friend of her father. Lord Dulverton and his wife Lady Victoria further developed the garden particularly the formal areas and the Walled Garden, with specimen tree plantings. During the Second World War the area became overgrown and neglected but after he inherited the property in 1956 the 2nd Lord Dulverton restored the garden and returned it to its former beauty. After neglect during World War II ,

5976-532: Was completed in 1970 and planting was carried out for the next 15 years. The Tasmanian Arboretum was established in 1984 on the Don River in Devonport, Tasmania , Australia . The main site is 58 ha. There are over 2,500 plants in the geographic and thematic collections along with riparian revegetation. Maintenance of the collections is done by volunteers. National Arboretum Canberra is being developed on

6059-414: Was designed by Samuel Curtis as the centrepiece of a major scheme enclosing the common lands around the town. It included various public walks, parks, cemeteries and other green spaces. The Nottingham Arboretum was modelled on Loudon's Derby Arboretum and also originally had a systematic labelled collection of trees and shrubs. Advantage was taken on the hilly site to produce an attractive landscaped park with

6142-596: Was enlarged and opened to the public, this remained the largest arboretum in Europe. It never achieved the recognition of the better financed early nineteenth century botanical gardens and arboreta that could afford members' events, indoor facilities and curatorial staff for those who paid accordingly. However, unlike these, and even unlike the 'public' arboretum at Derby, the Abney Park arboretum always offered public access free of charge, though sometimes, by pre-arrangement;

6225-482: Was first issued in sixty-three monthly parts from January 1835 to July 1838. It presented: an exhaustive account of all the trees and shrubs growing in Great Britain and their history; notes on remarkable examples growing in individual gardens; drawings of leaves, twigs, fruits, and the shapes of leafless trees; and entire portraits of trees in their young and mature state. All were drawn from life, many being from

6308-427: Was forced to use the services of a draughtsman and other aids. Beginning in 1808, Loudon was employed by George Frederick Stratton to landscape and farm his property, Tew Park , where he was able to set up a school for young men to be instructed in theory of farming and modes of cultivating the soil. Loudon's design was a model of efficiency and convenience reflected in elegance and refinement. In conjunction with

6391-524: Was founded around 1828 as the private tree collection of Captain Robert Holford at the Holford estate. Holford planted in open fields and laid out rides before he rebuilt the house. Planting at Westonbirt was continued by his son, George Holford. Eventually the estate passed to the government in lieu of death duties and was opened to the public. Also the word "arbortorium" was changed to arboretum in

6474-525: Was founded in 1763. It is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Germany, and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world. It is associated with the University of Greifswald in Greifswald, Germany. This is located at RHS Garden, Wisley , Surrey , England. The Kew Gardens botanical gardens are set within an arboretum covering the majority of the 121-hectare (300-acre) site. Established in

6557-440: Was illustrated within his work, Hints for Breathing Places for Metropolis published in 1829. He envisioned city growth being carefully shaped and circulation influenced by the inclusion of green belts . In 1832, Loudon established the design theory entitled Gardenesque . In this style, attention was given to the individual plant and placement in the best conditions for them to grow to their potential. Nineteenth century thought

6640-493: Was offered to Hamilton residents in 1997. Trees and shrubs were planted there from 1973 by John and Bunny Mortimer to provide shelter and shade for local animals. The arboretum is a popular picnic spot and is enjoyed by about 60,000 people every year. The twenty-two hectare arboretum contains 1500 species of trees and much birdlife. Parks Victoria RJ Hamer Arboretum, Visitors to the RJ Hamer Arboretum can take

6723-736: Was planted... The more lofty trees suffered from the late high winds, but not materially. We walked round the two outer spirals of this coil of trees and shrubs; viz. from Acer to Quercus . There is no garden scene about London so interesting". A plan of the Loddiges' arboretum was included in The Encyclopaedia of Gardening , 1834 edition. Leaves from Loddiges' arboretum and in some instances entire trees, were studiously drawn to illustrate Loudon's encyclopaedic book Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum which also incorporated drawings from other early botanic gardens and parklands throughout

6806-399: Was punctuated by the belief that gardens should not mimic nature, so Gardenesque offered a solution by introducing exotics into gardens and basing layouts on abstract shapes. Loudon was instrumental in the adoption of the term landscape architecture by the modern profession. He took up the term from Gilbert Laing Meason and gave it publicity in his Encyclopedias and in his 1840 book on

6889-421: Was the prolific landscape gardener and writer, John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843) who undertook many gardening commissions and published the Gardener's Magazine , Encyclopaedia of Gardening and other major works. Loudon's Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum , 8 vols., (1838) is probably the most significant work on the subject in British history and included an account of all trees and shrubs that were hardy in

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