Our Strategy 2021-2026

Our Strategy 2021-2026

Our world is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis to which an urgent response is needed. At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, scientists, horticulturists and educators are working as part of an international network to protect species…

Our new Strategies launched

Our new Strategies launched

Eleventh hour hope for the planet lies in botany without boundaries Joint work, international collaboration and equity are key to addressing environmental sustainability in our time. That is the message from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE),…

Dr James Richardson

Dr James Richardson

My main interest is to understand how global geological and climatic change affects plant diversity. We use dated molecular phylogenies in order to understand historical diversification processes. The research integrates the disciplines of…

Dr Caroline Lehmann, Head of Tropical Diversity

Dr Caroline Lehmann, Head of Tropical Diversity

My current field research program focusses on understudied regions such as Madagascar, southern Africa and South-East Asia and how improved understanding of these regions can inform understanding of community assembly and dynamics of grassy biomes.…

History of the Glasshouses

Glasshouses History

The Palm Houses Edinburgh's two grand old Palm Houses are dramatic landmarks in RBGE's long history of caring for tender plants under glass. The Tropical Palm House The octagonal Palm House is the oldest glasshouse at the Garden, designed and built…

RBGE Weather Station

RBGE Weather Station

The weather has been recorded in the garden for many years. We have been an official weather station for the Met Office since 1956, with automated data collection since 2010. In 2018 the weather station was moved from the glasshouse lawn to a new…

Global patterns

Global patterns

Understanding the global history of plant families allows inferences to be drawn on the importance of tectonic plate shifts and vicariance events and long distance dispersals in the assembly of global biomes as exemplified with…

Science and Biodiversity Strategy 2021 - 2030

Science and Biodiversity Strategy 2021 - 2030

Launched in June 2021, our Science and Biodiversity Strategy is a direct response to the Biodiversity Crisis and the Climate Emergency. It reflects the urgent need for action to: Secure a nature-rich future in the face of global environmental…

Fighting plant disease

Fighting plant disease

Generating heat and power

Generating heat and power