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Meet the orchid centenarians

…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…

Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile – linking our collections

…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…

Lessons from Lockdown – Connecting with Nature

…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?…

June 2019 Garden Wildlife Report

…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…

Stories of the stones…

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…

Apple Day 10th anniversary

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…

Who was John Williamson?

…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…

Monthly dementia friendly garden social

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…

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Herbarium-inspired poetry

This Sunday, 2 June 2019, there is a chance to hear poetry read in the Botanic Cottage, with afternoon tea and nature-inspired poems from award-winning and widely published poets. Booking…

Scotland the Bread

…as the autumn weather started to turn we brought the harvest into the Botanic Cottage to finish drying. The wheat was threshed (grain removed from the stalks) with ‘Scotland the…

Welcome to the Estates Department!

…historically listed buildings and structures across the estate including the Herbarium, John Hope Gateway, Botanic Cottage, and the recently restored Benmore Fernery. Almost 30% of the estate is under glass,…

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