Garden Shelterbelts

Protecting Yesterday's Gardens Tomorrow

Authors

  • Benedict Lyte National Trust for Scotland
  • Jolin Warren National Trust for Scotland
  • Jan Haenraets National Trust for Scotland
  • David Mitchell Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2008.42

Abstract

Shelterbelts in gardens, as their name implies, provide crucial protection from strong winds for the less well-adapted species growing behind them. Several of the historic gardens on the west coast of Scotland rely on them in order to cultivate the range of plants that they do. Many of these windbreak plantings were established over 150 years ago and the plants in them are ageing. The National Trust for Scotland held a seminar to discuss this problem and the experiences of a number of gardens, and the lessons learnt are described. New computer-based technology developed by the Forestry Commission is also discussed.

Author Biographies

Benedict Lyte, National Trust for Scotland

Ben Lyte is Gardens Advisor at the National Trust for Scotland

Jolin Warren, National Trust for Scotland

Jolin Warren is Environment Advisor to the National Trust for Scotland

Jan Haenraets, National Trust for Scotland

Jan Haenraets is Head of Gardens and Designed Landscapes at the National Trust for Scotland

David Mitchell, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

David Mitchell is Indoor Curator at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

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Published

2008-10-31

How to Cite

Lyte, B., Warren, J., Haenraets, J., & Mitchell, D. (2008). Garden Shelterbelts: Protecting Yesterday’s Gardens Tomorrow. Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, (6), 181–188. https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2008.42

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