Edible Gardening – Seasonal Advice Weekly Drop In
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Tues 11 June 2013
Fancy growing your own vegetables but don’t know where to start? Pop in for seasonal gardening advice from our friendly team.
Atelier E.B.: Ost End Girls Collection Showroom
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Thurs 13 — Sun 16 June 2013
Presented by designer Beca Lipscombe and artist Lucy McKenzie working together under the name Atelier E.B., Inverleith House is the only Scottish venue for the Showroom featuring Atelier’s new collection of clothing and accessories available to try on and order.
Our Celtic Flora
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 15 June 2013
Our native plants are incredibly versatile. Spend a day looking at the traditional uses of Scottish native and patterns of plant use.
Masterclass 3: Elaine Searle - Pale Summer Roses
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 15 — Sun 16 June 2013
Learn how to use subtle watercolour mixes to achieve the beauty in pale roses.
Leafing through Natural Scotland Book Festival
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 15 — Sun 16 June 2013
To celebrate the Year of Natural Scotland, join us for a weekend of talks, demonstrations and activities exploring the themes of nature, writing and our relationship with the natural world.
Leafing through Natural Scotland Book Festival
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 15 — Sun 16 June 2013
To celebrate the Year of Natural Scotland, join us for a weekend of talks, demonstrations and activities exploring the themes of nature, writing and our relationship with the natural world.
Storytelling - familiar tales told in an unfamiliar way
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 15 June 2013
Storytelling sessions in Gaelic, Scots and English
A Bird's Eye View of Scotland's Landscapes - RCAHMS
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 15 June 2013
Take a flight above Scotland with the National Collection of Aerial Photography. James Crawford, author of 'Scotland's Landscapes', draws on stunning aerial imagery to explain how even our wildest landscapes are the product of thousands of years of human invention and intervention.
T C Smout on writing Scotland's woodland history
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 15 June 2013
Why write Scotland’s woodland history? Chris Smout explains what led him to the task and how he set about it. He shows how estate papers, old maps and the register of deeds can combine with the published writings of travellers and forestry experts to build up a picture of the past, and how the knowledge of archaeologists and ecologists can help to make sense of it.
Esther Woolfson on Urban Nature
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 15 June 2013
Author of recently published “Field Notes From a Hidden City”, Esther Woolfson will be giving a talk on Urban Nature. Esther will discuss the roles of different species in our cities, our attitudes towards them and ways in which we can enhance our appreciation and knowledge of even the most 'ordinary' of creatures.