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Local community groups reconnect with nature at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s Palm Houses
Connecting the community to the power of nature was the theme at a special event at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, as around 800 guests...
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh joins European taxonomy project
Scientists at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) have joined European colleagues today to recognise the third Taxonomy Recognition Day.
The EU-funded TETTRIs project is...
Thousands see the festive lights at the Botanics
More than 90,000 people attended a spectacular seasonal lights event at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).
The garden was transformed into "an...
Botanics appoint first female Regius Keeper
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has appointed only its 17th Regius Keeper since the title was created over 300 years ago.
Dr Julia Knights will...
Botanics form innovative link up with The HALO Trust
A part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was transformed into a "minefield" to highlight a new collaboration to restore nature and rebuild...
Thirtieth anniversary marked with commemoration at the Botanics
Scotland marked the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica on Friday with a solemn commemoration at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).
The event,...
Fundraiser for palm houses reaches £100,000
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's fundraiser for the renovation of the historic palm houses has reached £100,000.
Private donors have pledged to match donations...
The badgers ate all the tulips
Badgers ate thousands of tulips which had been gifted to Scotland's leading botanical garden and planted there.
More than 10,000 tulip bulbs were donated to the...
Tens of thousands visit the Botanics after dark
More than 90,000 people attended the seasonal light event at Scotland's leading botanical garden.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was brought to life after...
Botanics identify the twelve plants of Christmas
Scientists at The Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh (RGBE) have reimagined the lyrics of the Twelve Days of Christmas with a selection of the nation's...
Botanics marks 175th anniversary of death of Chief Gardener
In a quiet ceremony in New Calton Burial Ground, a wreath was laid to mark the 175th anniversary of the death of William McNab. He...
Art exhibition at the Botanics – Connecting Histories
Historical drawings from the rich collection of Indian botanical art held by The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RGBE) will be exhibited for the...
At the Royal Botanic Garden- Living Soil
Join the Botanics for a British Sign Language (BSL) tour of artist Natalie Taylor's exhibition, Living Soil.
Artist Natalie Taylor celebrates the life beneath our...
New exhibition open now at Inverleith House
Australian Artist Keg de Souza’s new exhibition explores the colonial legacy of plants in immersive installations at Inverleith House, Edinburgh
Artist to create a transformative,...
Botanics pay homage to 19th century head gardener
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) have remembered their former head gardener, William McNab. by planting bulbs at his grave to provide a colourful...
Christmas at the Botanics returns for another year
This year’s Christmas at the Botanics will open to the public on 17 November 2022.
Set within the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), the one-mile...
Year of Stories inspired by nature at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Visitors walking in the Botanics will be able to stop at Storystations to listen to any one of 100 stories born of nature and...
National Lottery Heritage Fund assures restoration of Botanic Garden glasshouses
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded a grant of £4 million to Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) towards the restoration of the two...
Edinburgh Biomes delivers loads of muck to local school
Staff and pupils at Trinity Primary School say they were excited to welcome an unusual delivery to the school gates today - a load...
Fair Botanists brought to life . . .
The two main characters in author Sara Sheridan’s historical romantic novel, The Fair Botanists, have been “brought to life” and feature in a winter...
Explosion of light and sound at the Botanics
Light cascades across the turf at the Royal Botanic Garden. The exhibit is called A Sea of Light and it lives up to its...
Royal visit to mark 350 years of the Botanics
A year after the pandemic interrupted celebrations for its 350th anniversary year, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh welcomed Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and The...
Art at the Botanics is a world first
A new augmented reality exhibition will open at the Botanics in September at exactly the same time as it will be displayed at 11...
Antiques Roadshow invites you to join them at the Botanics
Antiques Roadshow would like you to share your stories with them as they announce that the Botanics is one of their show locations this...
Podcast with The Botanics
A new podcast collaboration with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh will enlighten listeners about the relationship between plants and humans.
The miniseries by Science...
Christmas at the Botanics – in photos
A centrepiece of Edinburgh’s festive calendar, Christmas at the Botanics will form the pièce de résistance on the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s 350thanniversary year.
The trail...
Dazzling light show provided a real lift in challenging times
The rain trickled down from the sky as the first guests filed into The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for the annual festive light show.
The...
The Botanics looks ahead to Christmas
Christmas at the Botanics – an illuminated trail through the garden – is returning in 2020 for its longest run ever.
Now in its...
Botanics open on Wednesday
Following government guidance, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has been busy getting ready to reopen again.
There will be new health and safety measures....
Coronavirus – The Botanics will open their gates in July
Locals in Edinburgh can enjoy the Botanics again when the team there opens the public gates on Wednesday, 1 July 2020.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon...
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