Garden Tour
Logan Botanic Garden Tues 13 Aug 2013
Come along and enjoy a tour with the curator and ask questions as you go around viewing the late summer floral displays. Some of the plants you will see on your tour include Watsonias, Galtonias, Dieramas and exotic Fuchsias.
Make a Bird Feeder
Logan Botanic Garden Thurs 15 Aug 2013
Drop-in to the Yurt and construct your own bird feeder to take away and hang in your garden or window so you can watch our feathered friends stuff themselves silly for the coming autumn-winter.
Franz West Exhibition Talk
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sat 17 Aug 2013
Art Historian Dominic Paterson discusses the life and work of Franz West.
Foody Fun
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 17 — Sun 18 Aug 2013
Join staff from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health and have some fun with food! Enjoy games and crafts and play food detective by putting your senses to the test. Suitable for all ages.
People’s Postcode Edible Garden Tours
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sun 18 Aug 2013
Visit the Edible Gardening Project polytunnel, fruit area and vegetable plots for advice and inspiration. Free tours available at 12 noon, limited spaces so arrive early to avoid disappointment. Meet at visitor reception in the John Hope Gateway.
Make a Wind Chime
Logan Botanic Garden Thurs 22 Aug 2013
Create your own wind chime using the shells from locally caught scallops to hang in the garden, or window, in this drop-in-event. Some adult supervision/assistance will be needed if the children are very young as they will need to use a small craft drill.
Roar, Soar and Explore!
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 24 — Sun 25 Aug 2013
Go wild in the Year of Natural Scotland - discover the amazing wildlife you can see across the country. We'll have lots wildlife themed activities for all the family.
Logan Plant Fair
Logan Botanic Garden Sun 25 Aug 2013
Logan hosts a plant fair of Dumfries and Galloway’s finest gardens and nurseries. A great opportunity to purchase unusual plants that are rarely available to the public. Why not make a day of it and make a combined visit to the Garden and Plant Fair!
Botanics 360 Exhibition
Logan Botanic Garden Wed 28 Aug — Thurs 31 Oct 2013
An outdoor exhibition featuring the 4 gardens of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh from a different angle. Come along to be inspired!
Franz West EGG Tour
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Wed 28 Aug 2013
Early Gallery Goers (EGG) Tours, Contemporary art for children at Inverleith House!