In recent weeks we’ve seen fantastic progress being made on rebuilding the Botanic Cottage. The final slates are going onto the roof this week, and the pan-tiles are starting to…
…years old. We have 44 orchid accessions that are over 100 years old growing in the Living collection at the Botanics. This is a little about them and their collection…
Three months into the contruction phase of the project, elements of the Botanic Cottage are now really starting to take shape. It’s wonderful to see the outline of the front…
…Chiloé (IIECH) and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; Hernández, C. Year:1996 Origin:Temperate South America:Región VIII [Biobío]:Prov. de Arauco:Río Laraquate Elevation:14m See full details in the Herbarium Catalogue >> RBGE Living Collections…
…rare, wonderful opportunity that I found so soothing and I will remember them for a long time.” Outside the Botanic Cottage How did you stay connected to nature in 2020?…
Today I went over to the nursery to see the stones from the deconstructed Botanic Cottage for the first time – palette after palette of stones of all shapes and…
…the first record was on 9th and they have been seen on most days since. On 27th, around fifty were seen together near the Botanic Cottage. Apparently the collective noun…
The Apple Day event held in the Botanic Cottage on 6 October was the tenth Apple Day run jointly by the Botanics and the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. As a…
…the plaque having been placed on the building which was once Williamson’s home: Botanic Cottage. It is notable that when the Botanics moved to their current site in Inverleith, this…
On the first Friday of each month the Botanic Cottage hosts a drop-in session for those living with dementia and their family members, always with an RBGE inspired theme. With…