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A Royal Visit to Godavari National Botanic Garden
A Royal Visit to Godavari National Botanic Garden
On February 6, 2025, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh went to visit the National Botanical Garden, Godavari, Nepal. The royal couple were in Nepal to celebrate the close ties between the two countries and reinforce their shared interests in youth…
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Plotting a better future for the world’s plants
Plotting a better future for the world’s plants
With over 40 per cent of the world’s plants believed to be in danger of extinction, the opportunity to save fragile habitats is looking brighter, say leading experts who have launched a new conservation roadmap. Their 10-year plan, written with…
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American Friends donates an additional $100k to The Botanics Foundation
American Friends donates an additional $100k to The Botanics Foundation
The Botanics Foundation was delighted to receive a $100,000 gift from the American Friends of the Botanics Foundation who visited the Garden with a number of guests in June as part of their 2025 Scottish Gardens Tour. The American Friends of the…
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£10 million Power of Philanthropy helps save our Palm Houses
£10 million Power of Philanthropy helps save our Palm Houses
Thanks to the transformative power of philanthropy, the historic Palm Houses at the heart of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh are entering a new era. Generous gifts from six major charitable organisations, alongside the contributions of thousands…
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh appoints 17th Regius Keeper
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh appoints 17th Regius Keeper
The appointment of the next Regius Keeper has been confirmed following a competitive recruitment process overseen by the Chair of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Dominic Fry. Dr Julia Knights has been appointed the 17th Regius Keeper (CEO) of…
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A new chapter for Edinburgh’s iconic Palm Houses
A new chapter for Edinburgh’s iconic Palm Houses
After four years of vital conservation work, a new chapter is unfolding at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, as Horticulture teams prepare to return hundreds of remarkable botanical specimens home to the historic Palm Houses. Now unified into one…
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Saving species magnificent, new and on the brink of extinction
Saving species magnificent, new and on the brink of extinction
Stunning gingers, exquisite begonias and one miniscule moss are in the incredible line-up of plant species described as new to science by leading experts at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) over the last 12 months. Working around the…
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Graham Charles George Argent - Edinburgh’s Indiana Jones of Botany.
Graham Charles George Argent - Edinburgh’s Indiana Jones of Botany.
Born: Hertfordshire, 15 May, 1941 Died: Ullapool, 24 April 2019, aged 78 Graham Charles George Argent, known as George to the botanical community, was appointed as Tropical Botanist on the staff of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) in…
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Iconic poppies climb in retreat from climate change
Iconic poppies climb in retreat from climate change
Prized by gardeners worldwide, several species of the iconically beautiful Meconopsis (Himalayan poppies) could soon be threatened in their native habitat as climate change pushes them to ever smaller mountain sanctuaries. Within 50 years they…
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Top authors and poets connect with nature in Edinburgh
Top authors and poets connect with nature in Edinburgh
Avid readers will get the chance to meet some of the UK’s finest authors and poets at Scotland’s only festival of nature writing and poetry at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) this weekend (8 and 9 June). Among the line-up for the Connect…