Hard Rain - Remaking a World Gone Wrong
Benmore Botanic Garden Sat 8 Mar — Sun 8 Jun 2008
Following its critically acclaimed launch at Edinburgh this stunning exhibition of soul-searching images from around the globe reflects mankind’s destructive impact on our planet.
Classify
Benmore Botanic Garden Fri 21 Mar — Sun 18 May 2008
A new interactive exhibition exploring in a practical way how we classify nature to support science and conservation.
With the Grain: The Life and Legacy of Tim Stead
Dawyck Botanic Garden Thu 1 May — Sun 30 Nov 2008
Tim Stead had a passion for wood - its origins in the woodlands and their regeneration, and its creative potential as a sculptural and structural material.
John Hutton Balfour (1808-1884) - Nature Study
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sat 3 May — Sun 6 Jul 2008
Celebrating one of the Garden’s most significant Regius Keepers – responsible for the building of the Temperate Palm House and the acquisition of Inverleith House, this exhibition portrays an extraordinary life devoted to botany and its teaching.
Louise Bourgeois - Nature Study
Inverleith House, Edinburgh Sat 3 May — Sun 6 Jul 2008
The French-born American artist (b. 1911) exhibits new works on paper and assemblages selected by her for Inverleith House, where they are being shown for the first time; accompanying publication.
500 Years of Printing
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Tue 6 May — Mon 30 Jun 2008
Horticultural/natural history books printed in Scotland.
Rhododendron 2008 Art Exhibition
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thu 8 — Sun 11 May 2008
The exhibits (all depicting Rhododendrons and Azaleas) will include contemporary work in various media by established botanical artists working today in Scotland and beyond.
Botanical Images Scotia
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 2 — Thu 12 Jun 2008
Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Summer Exhibition
Dialogues of Wind and Bamboo
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 14 — Sun 29 Jun 2008
A ‘soundscape’ made largely from bamboo will explore how nature creates music with plants. Simple constructions invite visitors to experience a...
The Secret Life of Lichens
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 14 Jun — Sun 6 Jul 2008
An exhibition introducing lichens