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Arbutus canariensis

…have attractive bark and have become garden plants in areas with suitable climates. This helps to conserve threatened species, but is no substitute for conservation in the wild.   https://stories.rbge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Arbutus-canariensis-2.mp3…

Bertha Chandler – Celebrating our science and horticulture throughout March for International Women’s Day

Bertha Chandler (1885-1961) Photograph of Bertha Chandler published in Transactions Royal Scottish Society of Arts, 24 (1), October 1939. (Reproduced with permission of RSSA) In 1901 did Andrew Carnegie know,…

Letting the robot do its job

…seen in the picture above), and that some of the DNA elutions from the QIAamp kit membranes are also rather strongly coloured.   ———————————————————————————————— Related Posts ————————————————————————————————   https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/25047 https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/25086…

Using DNA to investigate Giant panda diet

…short segment from CBBC Newsround! Follow our work on Giant panda diet on Botanics stories where there will be regular blogs about the project and fieldwork (and on twitter @Linda_Neaves)!…

August 2016 Garden Wildlife Report

…Garden record and also the first time any caddisfly has been identified in the Garden — see separate post at http://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/22088. Wool Carder Bees were again recorded throughout the month,…

The RBGE DNA database – how an EDNA number is assigned to a DNA extraction

…tab, and the “As Spreadsheet” option – this will return all the information that has just been entered, along with the EDNA accession numbers for each sample. See also: http://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/21707…

I’ve been amongst poets

…and personal stories. I’ve been trusted with stories about lost loved ones and lost or missed or wasted opportunities. I’ve heard about fears that a time for something people could…

Testing extractions – comparing DNA on agarose gels

…fragment sizes. But for now it’s safe to say, having run these quick gels, I’m rather less ready to dismiss the QIAamp kit!   ———————————————————————————————— Related Posts ————————————————————————————————   https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/25370…

How do the Botanics make you feel?

…visitors enjoy the garden and how valuable it is to them in managing their well-being. All Project Soothe Stories What soothes you? We are excited to have created an exhibition…

You have now been Soothed

…be displayed at Broughton High School. All Project Soothe Stories What soothes you? We are excited to have created an exhibition with the Project Soothe team at the University of…

The seeds of Dead Man’s Finger

…and pollinator ecology /dispersal partnerships: Blue pollen in my other article ( https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/30986 ) on the New Zealand endemic Fuschia. For red pollen in the Nesocodon article ( https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/25796) by…

Henry Noltie’s Botanical Novelties and other adventures

the history and stories behind those specimens and names . This book was a massive help to me while working on the project as I waded through the large number…

The Other Library, Archives & Photography Team

A series of posts from our volunteers … Jane Gardner Jane Gardner My name is Jane Gardner and I am retired.  I have lived in Edinburgh for nearly six years…

The untold story of an unassuming Berberis

All plants have stories. The Botanics over its 350 years has managed to create many, from intrepid tales of plant hunters to discovering plants new to science. Some you hear…

June 2016 Garden Wildlife Report

…and were written up as a separate Botanics Story (http://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/20594). The other three day-flying moths seen in June were Common White Wave (2nd), Silver-ground Carpet (three dates from 8th) and…

Impressions of a workshop: New model systems for early land plant evolution, 22 – 24 June 2016, Vienna, Austria

…doesn’t mention this: “But have you tried overexpressing it?” Twisted curled balls of plant tissue, proliferating organs, and just general weirdness, all tied in to stories of How the Plant…

Ruby Collett

…her at RBGE, with their years of training. Their stories all have interest, and may appear in future blogposts. Constance Ida Hay Currie (1873-1952). 1897. Eventually emigrated to British Columbia…

Thought for Food: Overcoming barriers

…by people in North Edinburgh would be worthwhile. The group will now explore the possible use of video and photography to tell personal stories of overcoming barriers to good nutritious…

Really Wild Veg – Cruickshank Botanic Garden October update

…knowledge, improving critical thinking and provide added food for thought on subjects of interest to the reader. The Botanics Stories blog as a whole recieves around 2,000 unique visits per…

What to do in your fruit and vegetable garden in Scotland: NOVEMBER

Many people assume that work in the fruit and vegetable garden tails off as the sets winter in, however there still plenty of worthwhile jobs to do: Sow Broad bean…