Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Glasgow HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No OpeningTime1 Sat-Sun 2-4pm OpeningDate1 15/9/2018 OpeningDate2 16/9/2018 IsNewThisYear Yes ID Google Panorama ID 16406 Refreshments Yes Street The street address Flenders Road AddressLine2 Clarkston Postcode G76 8RB Parking No DisabledWC Yes LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Greenbank Gardens Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived glasgow Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2519 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource <p>Built for merchant Robert Allason in the 1760s, Greenbank Garden is an impressive celebration of west coast domestic gardening, featuring more than 3,600 named species of plants. Visitors can take a stroll around the garden or relax by the soothing water feature.</p> <p>Greenbank was built for Robert Allason in the 1760s - he made his money as a tobacco merchant and slave trader in the days when Glasgow was the second city of the British Empire. The walled garden was built at the same time as the house, and both are surrounded by tall swaying beeches. After the American Wars of Independence Allason went bankrupt and lost the house and estate.<br /><br />For gardening inspiration, Greenbank Garden is unbeatable. Today, the large garden aims to inspire visitors to grow a wide array of plants in their own gardens.</p> <p><span>Booking not required</span></p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Est. 1760s, ornamental planting began in the garden in the 1840s