Photographic Collections

Research Glasshouses

Approximately one third of all plant species grown by RBGE can be found in the Research Glasshouses. These behind-the-scenes glasshouses underpin many of RBGE’s core activities by providing facilities to grow, conserve, propagate, quarantine and…

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…

Books at the Botanics

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh publishes a wide range of titles including books of botanical, environmental and horticultural interest, art and history books, children's titles and guide books for all four of our Gardens.  Our publications…

MSc Degree and Postgraduate Diploma

Study for a Masters at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on a unique programme that is preparing future generations of botanists in skills of increasing demand in the world. The MSc in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants is a one-year Masters…

Historical Collections

DNA from the Collections

Extraction from a wide phylogentic range of material, as well as from different tissue types (including leaf, flower, bark) and methods of preservation (fresh, silica, herbarium etc.). Assessment of DNA quantity and quality.

​Projects

Members of the Herbarium team are actively involved in many local, national and international projects in which the collections are a fundamental part. RBGE has also taken a leading role in developing curatorial systems and digitisation processes,…

Artist Collaborations

The herbarium regularly welcomes artists in to work with the collections. A wide variety of work results from these collaborations, with pieces that are inspired by the natural forms found within our collections. Some recent collaborations have…