Moorbank Garden
The Moorbank Garden is the botanical garden of Newcastle upon Tyne . It is operated by Newcastle University and was founded in 1923. The property is 3 hectares and is located near Town Moor on Claremont Road. Greenhouses display tropical and desert plants. The outdoor area shows rhododendrons from Kilbryde Garden in Prospect Hill of the plant collector Randle Cooke (1880–1973), who bequeathed the house and garden to the university, a collection of primroses and rare poppy poppies from China and Nepal as well as flower beds showing the vegetation of Teesdale , including rare lady 's mantle varieties. Other beds show the types of snowball and false hazel . Lord Ridley of Blagdon also donated plants.
The garden is open to the public under the National Garden Scheme . In 2012, the garden received £ 12,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to facilitate public access. The current director (2013) is Anne Borland.
The greenhouses are to be closed when the university moves at the end of November 2013, which means the death of all exotic plants. An association, Friends of Moorbank , was set up to save the plant. Northumberland College has agreed to take care of it, but the town that owns the property has not consented. The university plans to set up a new biological research center in Cockle Park near Morpeth . She sees the botanical garden as out of date.
Web links
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2013/nov/06/moorbank-botanic-garden
- http://www.ncl.ac.uk/biology/about/facilities/moorbank/friends.html
- http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-university-botanic-garden-set-4402265
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 54 ° 59 '11.4 " N , 1 ° 38' 8.6" W.