Engaging Gardens

Engaging Gardens is RBGE’s community engagement programme and is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. We want to make sure that every person can access and benefit from the health, wellbeing and learning opportunities that RBGE's…

Prof Roy Watling

Roy is an RBGE mycologist (retired). He received an MBE for contributions to mycology, particularly recognising his teaching and support for amateurs as well as professional mycologists based in the global south. He received the Royal Society of…

Dr Henry Noltie, Research Associate, Historical Researcher

After studying botany at Oxford, and Museum Studies at Leicester, Henry Noltie worked at RBGE from 1986 to 2017 as a curator and taxonomist. For 14 years he worked on the Flora of Bhutan project, leading the team for its concluding years. He wrote…

Frieda Christie

Frieda Christie has worked at RBGE for 24 years and is responsible for the care and maintenance of the scanning electron microscope and oversees the use of it and the research grade light microscopes at RBGE. She has worked with people from all…

Dr Mark Newman

I’m convinced of the urgent need to document life on Earth at a time of very rapid loss of species and habitats, in order to keep as many species as possible for future generations to enjoy. Fieldwork and careful morphological study of herbarium…

Dr Catherine Kidner

Kidner Lab Understanding Diversity We are interested in determining the genetics underlying differences between species. We would like to know how many genetic changes and what type of changes determine differences in plant growth and form. A…

Botanics puts sea greens back on the menu

An inspiring exhibition featuring the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s (RBGE) seaweed collections and telling the story of the role marine vegetables have played in Scotland over the generations will draw to a close on Sunday. Cooking Sections:…

Integrated Pest Management

Herbarium Beetle (Trogoderma angustum) and Biscuit Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) have the potential to cause serious damage to our herbarium collections if left unchecked. In the past, pest management in the Herbarium often involved regular use of…

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Travel Trade

Groups are welcome at all four of our Gardens with reduced entry prices, options for catering – including afternoon teas - and guided tours on offer. Details on opening times, group rates and further contact details can be found for each of the…