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Unveiling treasures and telling truths at the Botanics
Unveiling treasures and telling truths at the Botanics
Hidden treasures and little known truths are the focus of attention on Wednesday, March 13, when the strange links between the kitchen cupboard, scientific research, horticulture and education at Scotland’s favourite Garden come into their own at…
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Botanics’ Glasshouses close one by one for emergency repairs
Botanics’ Glasshouses close one by one for emergency repairs
Visitors to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) will find access to the Glasshouses restricted in the coming weeks as contractors carry out essential emergency ventilation repairs. Work has started with a rope team clearly visible on the roof…
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350th Anniversary launch
350th Anniversary launch
As it marks its 350th year, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh highlights urgent need to protect the world’s plants The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh will mark its 350th anniversary by undertaking a year-long programme of events and activities to…
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Green shoots of recovery cultivate job opportunities for environmental change
Green shoots of recovery cultivate job opportunities for environmental change
As the country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, bringing fresh focus on Scotland’s economic and green recovery plans, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is on course to promote jobs, apprenticeships and new public outreach while invigorating…
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Scottish Government investment announced
Scottish Government investment announced
Scottish Government investment confirms Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as a leader in global conservation for a green recovery Scottish Government funding of £50m will sustain the place of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) at the vanguard…
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Seeds from Nepal mark 350 years of friendship
Seeds from Nepal mark 350 years of friendship
An Edinburgh partnership spanning four centuries is being celebrated with the city’s Lord Provost, Councillor Frank Ross and Depute Lord Provost, Councillor Joan Griffiths MBE, marking the 350th Anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Botanic…
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UK’s largest plant fossil is on the move
UK’s largest plant fossil is on the move
The 10-ton fossilised remains of Pitys withamii, the oldest tree in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, (RBGE) will soon be on the move as part of the Garden’s ambitious Edinburgh Biomes project. Measuring 10.5 metres in length, and an incredible…
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Eleventh hour hope for the planet lies in botany without boundaries
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), where against the backdrop of the global pandemic, scientists,…
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351-year-old Botanics hosts the Antiques Roadshow
351-year-old Botanics hosts the Antiques Roadshow
What connects the Scottish Cup, a stunning opal necklace and the magnificent Victorian Palm House at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)? The surprising answer is the ‘Antiques Roadshow’, the BBC’s popular, long-running series, where all…
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Local schools to benefit from Botanics’ construction works
Local schools to benefit from Botanics’ construction works
Staff and pupils at Trinity Primary School were excited to welcome an unusual delivery to the school gates this week – five tonnes of quality topsoil from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). In total, 50 tonnes of earth, excavated from the…
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