…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,…
…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…
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…
…classroom led by the Regius Keeper of the time and Professor of Botany Dr Daniel Rutherford. Above: The Botanic Cottage at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Leith Walk. Dr Rutherford…
Over the last few weeks, great progress has been made by the construction team rebuilding the Botanic Cottage. The foundations are now in place, and the outline of the cottage…
…plants that are appearing near the north boundary of the Botanics Cottage site, nearest Inverleith Place. I was amazed to find a plant of the orange-flowered form of Scarlet Pimpernel,…
Some of the visitors to the Botanic Cottage may be aware that on the roof of the east wing there are solar photovoltaic panels installed. Through the generation of electricity…