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Latest science blog posts from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Towards 3 million: Gentianaceae

The following blog was written by Rose Kent a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

The Scottish Plant Recovery Team Take on Norway

The Scottish Plant Recovery Team went on an invaluable expedition to Norway for an multi-day trip to assess the optimal ecological conditions for many of our target species….

Stories from the Biomes: Replanting the Palm Houses, Part 1 

After five years of structural restoration and months of horticultural preparation, the first and largest group of plants has returned to the Palm Houses. This first stage focused…

Towards 3 million: Turning Plants into History: The Botanical Makeup of the Bayeaux Tapestry – Part I 

The following blog was written by Courtney Kemnitz a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

Professor Mary Gibby Archive

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is pleased to announce the completion of the cataloguing of Professor Mary Gibby’s archive! This marks an important first step in preserving…

Towards 3 million: Meliaceae & Simaroubaceae

The following blog was written by Chris Knowles a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

Towards 3 million: Balanopaceae, Trigoniaceae, Dichapetalaceae, Euphroniaceae and Chrysobalanaceae

The following blog was written by Linde Hess a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

Towards 3 million: Astronaut lichens

The following blog was written by Natalie Zarte a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

Towards 3 million: Rubiaceae

The following blog was written by Rose Kent a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

Illustrations in the RBGE Library Collections

Alongside printed works the Library Collections at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh hold a vast number of illustrations in different media. Many of the illustrations are original artworks….

Towards 3 million: Typhaceae

The following blog was written by one of the digitiser’s in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

Towards 3 million: Sapindaceae

The following blog was written by Chris Knowles a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

FINDING JEAN, FINDING FLORA

Hayden Lorimer teaches cultural geography and environmental humanities at University of Edinburgh. His research explores connections between landscape, memory and the geographical imagination. He is the author of…

Edinburgh Flora of Nepal Geocoin returns to the Botanics

Released in Kathmandu (Nepal) in August 2008 with the mission to return to the Botanics, the Edinburgh Flora of Nepal Geocoin has just completed a 22,000 km adventure,…

Towards 3 million: Myrtaceae

The following blog was written by Linde Hess a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

Illustrations in the RBGE Library Collections

Alongside printed works the Library Collections at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh hold a vast number of illustrations in different media. Many of the illustrations are original artworks….

Towards 3 million: Sand lichens

The following blog was written by Natalie Zarte a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

One in a milestone

This is it, the last planting for our project. I feel a mix of pride and sadness bittersweet, really, as we reach this milestone together. In the last…

Towards 3 million: Cornaceae

The following blog was written by Lindsay Middleton a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…

Towards 3 million: Grossulariaceae

The following blog was written by Rose Kent a digitiser in the Herbarium. Since 2021 we have increased our digitisation capacity reaching 1 million specimens imaged in August…