Quiz Night
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 21 Feb 2013
This evening promises to be a relaxed, fun event. Fish supper and drinks available. Challenging questions set by the staff and Friends of the RBGE.
Snowdrops and early spring interest
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Fri 22 — Sun 24 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.
Nepalese Ethnobotany and Lokta paper making workshop
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 23 Feb 2013
This workshop will include an illustrated talk on Nepalese ethnobotany followed by Lokta paper making workshop and also a look at the the shrub Daphne which grows in the garden at RBGE. Taught by Dr Bhaskar Adhikari and Sunil Sharma.
Dewar Arts Award - Meet the Artist Event
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 23 Feb 2013
Find out how an artist's career grows through participating in a live interview with painter Caroline Walker in conversation with curator Eve Smith. This event is aimed at students and young adults with a special in the creative process.
Desert Ferns
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 23 — Sun 24 Feb 2013
Ferns thrive in damp places but some of them have evolved to survive in the driest deserts. Come and see some of the Garden's desert fern collection and discover their survival tricks.
Celebrating Cycads
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sun 24 Feb 2013
This course will provide the fundamentals to understanding their cultivation and identification of the main genera.
Derek Roberts EGG Tour
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Wed 27 Feb 2013
Early Gallery Goers (EGG) Tours, contemporary art for children at Inverleith House!
2013 Photography Competition
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Fri 1 Mar — Sat 31 Aug 2013
The Friends of the RBGE are delighted to announce that the 2013 Photography Competition will run from March 2013 to the end of August 2013. Check the website for further details.
Twig Detectives
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 2 — Sun 3 Mar 2013
Discover how the clues provided by buds and bark can help us to recognise trees in winter. Have a go at being a tree sleuth with our identification challenge and make a stick character to take home.
Chinese Woodblock Printing
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 2 — Sat 9 Mar 2013
This course introduces traditional Chinese woodblock printing including its characteristics, history and procedures. Students will learn the whole process of this traditional printing method and create their own prints. Taught by Suzanne Chong.