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Brewing up awareness of threat to coffee at top gardening show
Brewing up awareness of threat to coffee at top gardening show
Coffee, one of the world’s favourite drinks and now facing threat from climate change, is the inspiration behind Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) horticulturist Kirsty Wilson’s show garden at this year’s Gardening Scotland event. Kirsty, a…
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Unveiling treasures and telling truths at the Botanics
Unveiling treasures and telling truths at the Botanics
Hidden treasures and little known truths are the focus of attention on Wednesday, March 13, when the strange links between the kitchen cupboard, scientific research, horticulture and education at Scotland’s favourite Garden come into their own at…
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Green shoots of recovery cultivate job opportunities for environmental change
Green shoots of recovery cultivate job opportunities for environmental change
As the country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, bringing fresh focus on Scotland’s economic and green recovery plans, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is on course to promote jobs, apprenticeships and new public outreach while invigorating…
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351-year-old Botanics hosts the Antiques Roadshow
351-year-old Botanics hosts the Antiques Roadshow
What connects the Scottish Cup, a stunning opal necklace and the magnificent Victorian Palm House at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)? The surprising answer is the ‘Antiques Roadshow’, the BBC’s popular, long-running series, where all…
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Secret identity of a renowned Sabal revealed
Secret identity of a renowned Sabal revealed
A much-loved palm, nurtured over two centuries at one of the world’s leading plant science and conservation institutes, has been unveiled as a botanical enigma. Nearly a year after it was felled at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), experts…
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Our Strategy 2021-2026
Our Strategy 2021-2026
Our world is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis to which an urgent response is needed. At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, scientists, horticulturists and educators are working as part of an international network to protect species…
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Impact
Impact
The last five years have been a period of challenge and transition for all of us, characterised by growing awareness of the threats posed by climate change and biodiversity loss, and of the fundamental connections between the natural world and…
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Our new Strategies launched
Our new Strategies launched
Eleventh hour hope for the planet lies in botany without boundaries Joint work, international collaboration and equity are key to addressing environmental sustainability in our time. That is the message from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE),…
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History of the Glasshouses
Glasshouses History
The Palm Houses Edinburgh's two grand old Palm Houses are dramatic landmarks in RBGE's long history of caring for tender plants under glass. The Tropical Palm House The octagonal Palm House is the oldest glasshouse at the Garden, designed and built…
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Dr James Richardson
Dr James Richardson
My main interest is to understand how global geological and climatic change affects plant diversity. We use dated molecular phylogenies in order to understand historical diversification processes. The research integrates the disciplines of…