Arbor Day
Dawyck Botanic Garden Wed 20 Aug 2008
A chance to see the professionals at work. Just how do they look after those big trees?
Adult Education Open Evening
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Wed 20 Aug 2008
Meet the tutors from many of our classes, find out about new courses and sign up for the coming year.
'Under Glass'- Sound performance by Novaia Liustra
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Fri 22 — Sat 23 Aug 2008
A rare opportunity to hear Japanese group Novaia Liustra perform two new sound works 'Netori' and 'Homage to Leonin: Organum Alleluia Pascha Nostrum'.
Logan Plant Fair
Logan Botanic Garden Sun 24 Aug 2008
Logan hosts a plant fair of Dumfries and Galloway’s finest Gardens and Nurseries.
Developing the Jade Dragon Field Station and Lijiang Alpine Botanic Garden
Dawyck Botanic Garden Wed 10 Sept 2008
Come and hear how the Botanics has built on its long legacy of links with China and more recent collaboration with the Kunming Institute of Botany to create a new botanic garden in the Yunnan province of China.
Scotland and China: Twins or Complete Strangers?
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 18 Sept 2008
Scotland and China are two countries so different in scale that they might seem to have little in common. Despite the differences, or perhaps because of them, the Botanics has had a long relationship with China.
Developing the Jade Dragon Field Station and Lijiang Alpine Botanic Garden
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 25 Sept 2008
Come and hear how the Botanics has built on its long legacy of links with China and more recent collaboration with the Kunming Institute of Botany to create a new botanic garden in the Yunnan province of China.
Modern Day Plant Collectors in China
Benmore Botanic Garden Wed 1 Oct 2008
The Gaoligong Shan is a remote mountainous area on the China/Burma border. Isolation has protected the land from degradation, but also restricted scientific exploration. RBGE is involved in an international project to document this fascinating area.
George Forrest: a Scottish Plant Collector in China
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 2 Oct 2008
A special lecture on Scottish plant collector George Forrest as part of the China Now events programme.
Modern Day Plant Collectors in China
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Thurs 16 Oct 2008
The Gaoligong Shan is a remote mountainous area on the China/Burma border. Isolation has protected the land from degradation, but also restricted scientific exploration. RBGE is involved in an international project to document this fascinating area.