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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

No trip to Scotland is complete without a visit to the world-renowned Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.  Discover a spectacular array of plants from around the globe, explore one of the richest Living Collections in the world, and uncover a…

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…

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…

Community Engagement at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Community Education

We are a team that works towards a shared mission and vision, and we work alongside volunteers, freelancers and community partners to achieve this. We deliver a range of projects and programmes, all with a focus on facilitating connections between…

RBGE Diploma in Garden History

RBGE Diploma in Garden History

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) Diploma in Garden History is perfect for anyone interested in the history of British gardens. This course combines a blend of flexible online learning in your own time, with attended study days here at…

Secondary Science Summer School

Secondary Science Summer School

Explore the world of plants like never before.  Join #TeamBotanics for a week of discovery as you explore behind the scenes at our research facilities in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Spark your curiosity about the world of plants and…

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…

Rob Cubey, Plant Records Officer

Rob Cubey, Plant Records Officer

I am the Plant Records Officer of the RBGE, handling the data management for both the Living and Herbarium collections. This includes the provision of data to the RBGE online catalogues as well as providing data to numerous external data…

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…