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Algae
Algae
Algae is the term used for a large polyphyletic group of photosynthetic organisms. They are primarily aquatic (marine and freshwater), but can also be terrestrial. The algae collection has been built up over the last 200 years, with the earliest…
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Fungi
Fungi
Fungi are an essential part of many ecosystems. The diversity of fungi is only partly understood, and many new species are yet to be discovered. Most fungi are microscopic and hard to detect, but others intermittently produce fruiting bodies –…
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Lichens
Lichens
Lichens are very diverse; there are c. 20,000 to 30,000 species globally. They are ecologically important; they break down rocks forming stable soils, and they fix nitrogen from the atmosphere making it available for plant growth. Scotland is home…
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RBGE Diploma in Garden History
RBGE Diploma in Garden History
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) Diploma in Garden History is perfect for anyone interested in the history of British gardens. This course combines a blend of flexible online learning in your own time, with attended study days here at…
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Secondary Science Summer School
Secondary Science Summer School
Explore the world of plants like never before. Join #TeamBotanics for a week of discovery as you explore behind the scenes at our research facilities in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Spark your curiosity about the world of plants and…
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A Green View at Logan Botanic Garden
Green Logan
Conservatory In 2014 a Victorian-styled conservatory was built. It was the first public glasshouse in the UK to be entirely heated by green energy sources. The Conservatory, which is also Logan’s first public glasshouse, generates its own…
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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme
Dawyck will be open on Sunday 4 October in support of Scotland’s Gardens Scheme charitable beneficiaries. Come and enjoy a stroll in the Garden or if you would like to learn more about Dawyck and its collections, sign up for the Guided Tour…
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Around the World in Eight Plants
Around the World in Eight Plants
Join us to celebrate the launch of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s lavish new Dorling Kindersley book Atlas of Botany with two of the authors, Drs Zoë Goodwin and Gregory Kenicer. Delve into the fascinating and seemingly ingenious ways plants…
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Sensory treat at Dawyck this weekend
Sensory treat at Dawyck this weekend
A week after its record-breaking plant sale, Dawyck Botanic Garden, near Peebles, resumes a more relaxed countenance on Sunday, June 3, when a Sensory Tour provides visitors with the opportunity to touch, smell and interact with a selection of…