Pilates for Beginners
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Wed 16 Jan — Wed 27 Mar 2013
Help prevent or ease your gardening back pain with this gentle exercise class. Pilates is a form of exercise that improves posture, prevents back pain and strengthens core muscles.
Victorian Horticulture
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 31 Jan — Thurs 9 May 2013
Looks at the innovations and passions that drove one of Britain’s golden ages of horticulture. A module of the BSc in Horticulture with Plantsmanship.
A Woodland Garden an exhibition by Jane Murray
Dawyck Botanic Garden Sat 2 Feb — Sun 28 Apr 2013
"On my first visit to Dawyck I fell in love with the atmosphere of peace and the beauty of the trees and flowers."
Plant label tales of RBGE people
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 4 Feb — Fri 29 Mar 2013
Come and discover some of RBGE’s history with this selection of published and unpublished images of wild and cultivated plants.
Derek Roberts: Northern Paintings
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sun 10 Feb — Sun 14 Apr 2013
The first major exhibition in 15 years by the celebrated Scottish painter Derek Roberts (b. 1947, Berwick-upon-Tweed), accompanied by his tapestry 'Blue on Yellow' made in collaboration with the Dovecot Studio, for ‘The Scottish Collection’, in 1988.
RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture (Distance Learning) *ILA
Fri 1 Mar 2013 — Mon 30 June 2014
This internationally recognised qualification provides a broad-based understanding of horticultural techniques and plant biology.
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.
Hard Rain: Whole Earth
Benmore Botanic Garden Sat 2 Mar — Sun 19 May 2013
Don't miss this amazing thought provoking outdoor photographic exhibition by Mark Edwards which will be hosted around the Regional Gardens of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh during 2013, starting at Benmore.
Benmore Guided Tours & Explorer
Benmore Botanic Garden Sun 3 Mar — Wed 30 Oct 2013
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Redwood Avenue; why not enjoy the history, plants and seasonal highlights of Benmore by joining a guided tour. Walking tours take place on a Tuesday & Sunday and the Explorer runs on a Wednesday & Thursday.
Wild Flowers
Logan Botanic Garden Fri 15 Mar — Fri 31 May 2013
Come see the world of wildflowers at Logan Botanic Garden! Logan Botanic Garden is hosting the Muddy Feet exhibition, "The Hidden Meadow" which explores the role of wildflowers in science, art and wellbeing over the ages in Galloway and wider Scotland.