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.
Jalan Jati (Teak Road)
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Fri 22 Mar — Sun 7 July 2013
Tracing the journeys of a teak bed found in a Singapore junk store back to where the original tree may have grown. Using photography, woodprint collage and animation Jalan Jati connects natural histories, arboreal influences and DNA tracking technology.
Daily Garden Walks
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 1 Apr — Thurs 31 Oct 2013
Celebrate the seasons and join our expert Garden Guides on a tour of the Garden. Discover seasonal highlights, hidden treasures and tales of intrepid adventurers behind the plants we grow.
Daily Garden Walks - 2pm
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 1 Apr — Thurs 31 Oct 2013
Celebrate the seasons and join our expert Garden Guides on a tour of the Garden. Discover seasonal highlights, hidden treasures and tales of intrepid adventurers behind the plants we grow.
Tours depart daily at 11am & 2pm.
Ciara Phillips and Nature Printed
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sat 4 May — Sun 23 June 2013
The first major exhibition of new works on paper and fabric by the Glasgow-based artist Ciara Phillips, exhibited with Nature Printed, featuring examples of Nature Printing from the Collection of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, on display for the first time.
Rory McEwen (1932-1982): The Tweed Road
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sat 4 May — Sun 23 June 2013
Rarely exhibited glass sculptures, documentation of Rory McEwen's ‘sculptural environment’ The Tweed Road (1969) at the Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh's Melville Crescent and McEwen's 1970 film of his close friend Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) on Rannoch Moor.
Leafing through Natural Scotland Exhibition
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 11 May — Wed 31 July 2013
Do you judge a book by its cover? Book covers are vitally important to the success of a publication, especially in this digital age. A celebration of the Year of Natural Scotland with a selection of books and objects from publishers across the country.
Botanical Images Scotia (BISCOT)
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Wed 5 — Thurs 20 June 2013
The 9th Annual Botanical Images Scotia – BISCOT Exhibition. A showcase of top contemporary botanical art from home and abroad, in an innovative collaboration between RBGE and the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society.
Edible Edinburgh, Breakfast at the Botanics
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Wed 19 June 2013
The Edible Gardening Project invite you to an early morning breakfast of free and local foods, gardening and foraging experts will show you how to safely gather and grow food in the city, with a focus on organic and sustainable growing techniques from permaculture to living walls. Enter via the North Gate.
BioBlitz: Midsummer Eve
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Fri 21 June 2013
Join the challenge to record as much wildlife as possible over a 24 hour period in the Garden. Meet the sparrowhawks, join a badger watch, do some moth trapping, survey bats and find out what small mammals occupy urban gardens.