Pilates
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 26 Sept — Thurs 19 Dec 2013
Help prevent or ease your gardening back pain with this gentle exercise class.
Amazonianal Tradition Indigenous Medicine
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 26 Sept — Thurs 21 Nov 2013
This 8 week course aims to look at traditional medicine managed by wise people in tribes principally in Amazonia, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Ecuador.
Beavers at Home
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 28 — Sun 29 Sept 2013
Four years into the official Scottish Beaver Trial, come along and find out how the beavers are adapting to life in Scotland, and how Scotland is adapting to life with the beavers! The Scottish Beaver Trail education team will be here with beaver-y games and activities as well as pelts, skulls and video footage.
Grow Your Own Vegetables - Session 1: Preparation
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sun 29 Sept 2013
Want to grow your own vegetables but don't know when to start?
Visit the Edible Garden
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 30 Sept 2013
Our volunteers and community gardener will be working in the demonstration garden in the afternoon. Drop by to observe the team at work and get advice about growing your own edible garden. Perfect for beginners.
Ethnobotany (Plants and People)
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 3 Oct 2013 — Thurs 9 Jan 2014
This 11-week course looks at the ways in which humans have used plants from preagricultural societies, through to the drive for sustainable plant use in the present day. A module of the BSc in Horticulture with Plantsmanship.
Digital Plant Photography I
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 5 — Sat 12 Oct 2013
Learn how to get the most out of your digital camera and discover the advantages of taking plant photographs digitally. This introductory course will teach you how to use your camera for the best results. It also includes ways of presenting your images.
Your Garden in Autumn
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 5 Oct 2013
Autumn in the garden is much more than raking leaves!
Compost, Liquid Feeds and Green Manures
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 5 Oct 2013
Learn how to feed your garden the natural way with homemade compost, liquid feeds, wormeries and green manures.
Sounds to Stimulate Artistic Creativity
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sun 6 Oct 2013
Instruments made from Nature’s rich resources have been used for millenia to harness the healing power of sound. These include drums, Himalayan bowls, gongs, rainsticks, shakers and more recently tuning forks and crystal bowls.