Open Book: Reading Together
Botanic Cottage Thurs 15 Feb — Thurs 28 June 2018
Every Thursday 10:30–12:00 | ages 16+ | Botanic Cottage | free | If you love reading come to a book group with a difference, where stories and poems are read aloud and discussed over tea and coffee. Led by the charity Open Book.
Meet the Edible Gardening Team
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 19 Feb — Tues 27 Nov 2018
Mon & Tue 1 - 2.30pm. Take a walk around our productive garden with the Edible Gardening Project volunteers, find out what jobs need doing in your own garden now and have your vegetable growing questions answered
Botanic Cottage Open Day | (First Friday afternoon of the month)
Botanic Cottage Fri 2 Mar — Fri 7 Dec 2018
Join a free, drop in, public tour of the Botanic Cottage and discover how it was saved and rebuilt. Arrive early to avoid disappointment as numbers are limited. Free, Drop-in event, all ages Tour 1.30 - 2.15pm & Open Cottage 3pm - 3.45pm
Garden Social for Dementia
Botanic Cottage Fri 2 Mar — Mon 10 Dec 2018
Free every first Friday of the month|10:30–12:00 with refreshments and activities. Inspired by the Garden for people affected by dementia. Numbers are limited; please arrive a little early to avoid disappointment. Email community
Meet the Edible Gardening Team
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 3 Mar — Sat 6 Oct 2018
1st Saturday each month. Pop in join in with practical growing activities with the Edible Gardening Project volunteers, find out what jobs need doing in your own garden now and have your questions answered.
Botanic Cottage Open Day
Botanic Cottage Sat 3 Mar 2018 — Sat 12 Oct 2019
Every first Saturday afternoon of the month at 3pm join a free, drop in, look at the Botanic Cottage and discover how it was saved and rebuilt.
Daily Guided Walks
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Wed 16 May — Wed 31 Oct 2018
Join a daily walk with one of our experienced Garden Guides and learn about the history of the Garden and the Living Collection.
Daily Afternoon Guided Walks
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Wed 16 May — Wed 31 Oct 2018
Join an experienced Garden Guide for an afternoon walk. Learn about the history of the Garden and its magnificent platn collection.
The Lost Words
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 19 May — Sun 2 Sept 2018
Taking the form of both an exhibition and a book, The Lost Words celebrates the relationship between language and the living world, and of nature’s power to spark the imagination.
Botanical Images Scotia – BISCOT
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Wed 6 — Thurs 21 June 2018
BISCOT is a showcase of top contemporary botanical art that returns to the Garden for the 14th year. The exhibition includes work from home and abroad, and is a collaboration between RBGE and the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society.