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Helen Bennett

Helen Bennett

A curator and historian by profession, since 2011, I have been engaging as a volunteer with the rich historical collections in the RBGE Archive. My focus has been previously uncatalogued collections of photographic images, all pre-1950 and mainly…

Preserved Collections

Preserved Collections

Health and Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing

RBGE provides a vital green space and acts as a hub for community projects. Many of our activities centre around building connections between people, plants and each other, and the physical, emotional and social benefits this generates. A visit to…

Travel trade and groups

Groups and travel trade

Bring your group to one of the spectacular gardens of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and discover one of the world's richest botanical collections.  Groups are welcome at all four of our Gardens with reduced entry prices, options for…

The Catalogue of Plants 2021

The Catalogue of Plants 2021

The Catalogue of Plants provides information on the plants growing in the Gardens and Glasshouses of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The Catalogue of Plants 2021 is a list of these plants on 1 January 2021. This page brings together the ‘vital…

Regulations - Library and Archives

General Library Regulations

The Library and Archives of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) are national reference collections and, as such, are open to all. Access to the collections is on the understanding that you agree to abide by our regulations which are essential…

Plant Humanities

Plant & Fungi Humanities

By studying plants and fungi in the context of humanities disciplines such as history, literature, art, and philosophy, researchers gain insights into how plants have influenced human culture and identity. Plants play a vital role in deep-rooted…

Fragrance in the Fungarium

Fragrance in the Fungarium

How can we use odours to identify mushrooms? What can illustrations and descriptions of fungal odours in old books — and the odours of the books themselves — tell us about pasts smells? And how can artists offer a cultural context to mycological…

Illustrations in the RBGE Library & Archives

Image Collection

The Collection also provides an insight into the history of the Garden through illustrations commissioned by several of its Regius Keepers, notably John Hope and John Hutton Balfour, and by artists that are particularly associated with the…

Dr Aline Finger

Dr Aline Finger

My research focus is conservation and ecological genetics of threatened and important plant species. I’m using a combination of genetic and ecological methods to help their protection and to inform conservation and management decisions. My aim is…