The Moorbank Botanical Garden is a 3-acre (12,000 m²) site attached to Newcastle University biology department and located on Claremont Road to the west of the main Newcastle University campus in the UK.

[edit] History

The first plants at Moorbank were grown in 1923 and the area under cultivation was extended in 1980.

[edit] Uses

In addition to a variety of outdoor plants the garden also features a substantial group of glasshouses which contain a variety of tropical species and plants being used for research. The gardens are used by students for research but through a volunteer network also is opened to the public on certain days via the National Gardens Scheme.

[edit] References

• Moorbank Botanical Garden at Newcastle University
• National Gardens Scheme

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