Snowdrops and early spring interest
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Fri 8 — Sun 10 Feb 2013
Join a Garden Guide on a walk to discover the Gardens wonderful collection of specialist Snowdrops and discover other early flowering plants that herald the onset of spring.
Drawing the Garden of your Dreams
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 9 — Sun 10 Feb 2013
This workshop will particularly focus on the drawing skills and principles of garden design to help you create an outdoor space.
Chinese Brush Painting - Auspicious Garden
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 9 — Sun 10 Feb 2013
Peony, lotus, narcissus, gold fish and rooster are auspicious images that widely used during the Chinese New Year. This course introduces the painting of these auspicious objects in the garden and explains the meaning behind them.
Edible Gardening - Seasonal Advice
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 9 — Sun 10 Feb 2013
Fancy growing your own vegetables but don't know where to start? Pop in for some friendly advice from the edible gardening team. Focusing on seasonal gardening information the team will be on hand with advice, fun activities and garden produce tasters.
Derek Roberts: Northern Paintings
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sun 10 Feb — Sun 14 Apr 2013
The first major exhibition in 15 years by the celebrated Scottish painter Derek Roberts (b. 1947, Berwick-upon-Tweed), accompanied by his tapestry 'Blue on Yellow' made in collaboration with the Dovecot Studio, for ‘The Scottish Collection’, in 1988.