Watch: Benmore Botanic Garden
Discover more about the globally important plant collection and vital conservation work at Benmore, our spectacular mountainside Garden.
Watch the short film below.
Benmore Botanic Garden
| Time | Description |
| A globally important plant collection | |
| The Redwood Avenue. 49 giant redwoods, Sequoiadendron giganteum. 50m high, 150 years old, at risk from climate change. | |
| Benmore’s conservation work is vital. | |
| The Chilean Hillside. A safe site for hundreds of monkey puzzles Araucaria Araucana and other threatened conifers. | |
| Rare plants from as far afield as Bhutan…and Japan…. | |
| Benmore showcases the world of Rhododendrons. 3000 plants from over 300 species. Today, a third of Rhododendrons are threatened with extinction. | |
| Benmore Botanic Garden plant conservation in Scotland for the world. |
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