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After Hortus Malabaricus: Sensing and Presencing Rare Plants Published on behalf of Siân Bowen Photograph courtesy of Ash Lyons The Project Introduction After Hortus Malabaricus: Sensing and Presencing Rare Plants…
Rhubarb seed sown in the spring of 2017 germinated and the resultant seedlings were set out in the south facing market garden area. These rootstocks, dormant through the winter are…
The 21st March 2018 marks the centenary of the death of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) Helper James Christopher Adam. He was the older brother of RBGE’s photographer Robert Moyes…
March the first was the start of the metrological spring and what weather we are seeing. The last time there was this amount of snow in the garden was the…
Hamamelis mollis and Viburnum tinus As the days get longer and the thoughts of spring are tantalisingly close, an area of the garden behind the Beech hedge is in its…
If you are writing a bucket list to see some of the UK’s best wildlife the elusive kingfisher would surely get a mention. People can easily live their whole lives…
Pyrus pashia 19181017*A On the 18th July 2018 we celebrate the 100th birthday of the Pyrus pashia tree growing on the Pyrus lawn in the south west corner of our…
June moths. All new Garden records. Top left, Raspberry Moth (Lampronia corticella), 3 June 2019, photo Ken Dobson. Top centre, Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella), 2 June 2019, photo Ken Dobson….
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus caroliniensis) performing acrobatics to drink from the pond at Inverleith House, 20 November 2017. Photo Jane Robertson. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), 23 November 2017. Photo Robert Mill….
A covering of seed has appeared on the freshly spread mulch covering the herbaceous border. Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’ is shedding seed from the silver plumes it holds through the winter…
“It’ll stink! Tell me if you can’t stand it. My cat adores it.” Sweaty armpits, musty old rooms, smelly feet were all attempts at describing the smell of the offending…
…at some of the species in the Garden, exploring the people and the stories behind the names we use to organise and make sense of nature. Some of us may…
RBGE Accession number:19982583 Living plants of this accession Aechmea fasciata (Lindl.) Baker 19982583B G11 Rainforest Riches Aechmea fasciata is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, native to Brazil….
The Himalayan region is recognised as one of the ‘hottest’ global Biodiversity hotspots, with a third of all plant species within its range occurring in Nepal. This makes documenting the…
Cornus capitata has produced a satisfactory crop of fruit this year. A deciduous wide canopied tree from China. Growing here at RBGE in the shelter of the east gate lodge….
Campanula incurva found growing in the rock garden and producing a mass of large inflated upturned bell shaped white flowers, the texture resembling parchment paper, all from a low growing…
What are ‘Art Forms’ or ‘Macro/ bonsai’ ? They are large plants – predominantly conifers like Pine and Ilex crenata – which have been trained to look like large bonsai…
Painting by Jackie Morris; photo by Jamie Woodley, Compton Verney “Wow this is really super awesome!” Parents will recognise this as the greatest accolade that you can ever hope for…
The Arboretum team recently had to take down a group of 5 Scots Pine trees behind the Schools Education Building in the Garden. The Schools Education Building also known as…
Why is so much good children’s theatre in Edinburgh on during August when our children are going back to school? This year the Botanics is bringing top quality children’s comedy…