Jalan Jati (Teak Road)
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Fri 22 Mar — Sun 7 July 2013
Tracing the journeys of a teak bed found in a Singapore junk store back to where the original tree may have grown. Using photography, woodprint collage and animation Jalan Jati connects natural histories, arboreal influences and DNA tracking technology.
Ciara Phillips and Nature Printed
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sat 4 May — Sun 23 June 2013
The first major exhibition of new works on paper and fabric by the Glasgow-based artist Ciara Phillips, exhibited with Nature Printed, featuring examples of Nature Printing from the Collection of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, on display for the first time.
Rory McEwen (1932-1982): The Tweed Road
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sat 4 May — Sun 23 June 2013
Rarely exhibited glass sculptures, documentation of Rory McEwen's ‘sculptural environment’ The Tweed Road (1969) at the Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh's Melville Crescent and McEwen's 1970 film of his close friend Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) on Rannoch Moor.
The Enchanting, Fragile, Silent World of Flowers by Carol Taylor
Dawyck Botanic Garden Sun 5 May — Sun 4 Aug 2013
This exhibition is a series of limited edition giclee prints that have been made from combinations of close up & microscopic photography of dried flower specimens.
Leafing through Natural Scotland Exhibition
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 11 May — Wed 31 July 2013
Do you judge a book by its cover? Book covers are vitally important to the success of a publication, especially in this digital age. A celebration of the Year of Natural Scotland with a selection of books and objects from publishers across the country.
Hard Rain Exhibition
Logan Botanic Garden Sat 1 June — Sun 25 Aug 2013
An outdoor photographic exhibition highlighting climate change and its impact on man and the environment.
The Living Collection - The People Behind the Plants
Logan Botanic Garden Sat 1 June — Mon 2 Sept 2013
An exhibition of photographs featuring the Garden and gardeners past and present. This exhibition links to the recent RBGE publication on the Living Collection by Director of Horticulture, Dr David Rae.
Images of a Green Planet - International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition
Benmore Botanic Garden Sat 1 June — Sun 28 July 2013
An outdoor photography exhibition featuring gardens, plants and landscapes that reveal the diversity and beauty of our planet. Presenting selected winning entries, by amateurs and professionals, from the world’s leading garden photography competition.
Plant Life of SW Asia symposium
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 1 — Fri 5 July 2013
The Plant Life of SW Asia symposia have been running since 1970, and bring together leading botanists and conservation practitioners living and working in the Middle East and SW Asia.
Mostly West: Franz West and Artist Collaborations
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sat 13 July — Sun 22 Sept 2013
The first exhibition by the great Austrian artist Franz West (1947-2012) of works made in collaboration with other leading visual artists, including Douglas Gordon, Marina Faust, Mike Kelley, Sarah Lucas, Albert Oehlen, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Rudolf Polanszky, Andreas Reiter Raabe, Anselm Reyle, Rudolf Stingel and Heimo Zobernig.