Logan invests in TV advert to attract English visitors
Posted on Tuesday 21 May 2013
Logan Botanic Garden is trying to drive more tourists to the Dumfries and Galloway area by investing in a TV advertising campaign with ITV Border.
A Green Planet, celebrated in images at the Botanics
Posted on Wednesday 10 April 2013
Stunning photography from around the world has found the ideal backdrop this spring, as Images of a Green Planet, entries from The International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, brightens up wintry days for visitors to RBGE.
Botanic Cottage Project Wins Heritage Lottery Funding
Posted on Wednesday 27 March 2013
A major project to rebuild RBGE's 18th century centre of research and education has been awarded £708,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Floral Art Heralds New Season at Dawyck
Posted on Wednesday 30 January 2013
An exhibition of floral art will launch the new season at Dawyck Botanic Garden.
RBGE botanist honoured with Fairchild Medal
Posted on Wednesday 23 January 2013
One of the world's leading authorities on tropical rhododendrons, RBGE Research Associate Dr George Argent, has been named the 2013 recipient of the David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration. In an announcement from its headquarters in Hawai'i, the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) acknowledged Dr Argent for his contribution to tropical fieldwork, exploration, and conservation, focusing on Southeast Asia.
Extraordinary Weather and its effect on Royal Botanic Gardens’ Trees and Plants
Posted on Monday 17 December 2012
The extraordinary weather in 2012 has prompted RBGE to assess how trees and plants in its four Gardens across Scotland have been affected. Click here for a full analysis and pictures.
Comment on proposed works at the Edinburgh Nursery
Posted on Wednesday 12 December 2012
In advance of submitting an application for Planning Permission to City of Edinburgh Council, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is holding a public exhibition of proposed works in its Nursery in Inverleith Avenue South. You can view more detail about the proposals in a PDF of the exhibition boards by clicking here.
Five star award for Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Posted on Wednesday 12 December 2012
RBGE has been awarded five-star visitor attraction status by national tourism organisation VisitScotland - the highest grading award under its Quality Assurance Scheme.
Botanics Light Up Tallest Tree For Christmas
Posted on Wednesday 14 November 2012
The Botanics is lighting up the tallest tree in the Garden for Christmas. Standing at nearly 100 feet tall, the Garden’s champion poplar tree will be festooned with a mix of uplighting and sparkling lights from Friday November 16.
New Malaysian Trail warms up wintry Britain
Posted on Tuesday 23 October 2012