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There are plenty of jobs to do in July in the garden to ensure a bountiful harvest. Dry spells can greatly influence the quality and yield of fruit…
On Monday 29th June New Reekie is still looking good on the third day of flowering so there is time to introduce some of the family that you…
During the initial few months of the First World War 56 men out of a total male staff of around 88 at RBGE enlisted, rising to 73 by…
William G. Dickson joined the staff of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as a Labourer on the 3rd August 1914, the day before Great Britain declared War on…
The first flowering in Scotland of the world’s largest “flower” is something to celebrate. So what better tipple than the wine produced by the decendants of the plants…
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! Our Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum), one of the world’s biggest and smelliest blooms, is now in full flower. It’s a…
A very smart and mindful girl wrote this poem called ‘Change’ whilst visiting the Garden in February. Heather handed it to me after she had written it in…
In the week of 15-19 June six species were added to the Edinburgh Garden’s wildlife list, taking it over the 750 mark. “Species 750” was a minute black…
May began as April ended – chilly for the time of year. There were one or two warmer spells, and the Botanics weather watchers will tell you that…
The herbaceous Peonies; short lived in bloom but once established in the border are you callous enough to dig them out? This cultivar,…
With only a week remaining of our current exhibition, Boys and Pastel, by Swiss artist Nicolas Party, we are very much looking forward to our next exhibition by…
Due to popular demand, Boys and Pastel, by Swiss artist Nicolas Party will remain open for an extra week. The exhibition will now close on 28th June to…
In this film by Johan Serge Jakobson, from Wild Leaf Reels, Martyn Dickson explains how one of our oldest trees supports a wide range of biodiversity. How do…
Johan Serge Jakobson (documentary filmmaker) talks about making the film: A big old Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut) has stood on the pond lawn in RBGE’s Edinburgh garden for…
A small army of staff and volunteers, dubbed the ‘Titan Arum Army’, is sweltering alongside New Reekie to help explain this extraordinary tropical plant to visitors. However, heat…
Tucked away on a boundary wall near the glasshouses, but not on public display, is one of the oldest living Clematis specimens in our collection. This plant was…
A train and bus ride see me heading out west to a air pollution monitoring station out on the edge of a small town. My bus stop is…
Surveying in Alloa as part of my project Lichens as Air Quality Indicators led me to a local police station. This is not my first encounter with the…
Under a glorious canopy of blossom I find the Stirling’s automatic air pollution monitoring station, (part of the Automatic Urban & Rural Network). A rather battered looking station,…
More coverage of our remarkable Amorphophallus titanum this time on the BBC News. Watch the video here.