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…

Rhododendrons: Riddle, Obsession, Threat

Coinciding with the peak flowering period of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s rhododendrons, Rhododendrons: Riddle, Obsession, Threat reveals the organisations’ significant history of collecting, researching and cultivating this unique…

PhD students at RBGE

RBGE hosts around 20 PhD students working on topics across the range of the Garden’s interests – from biogeography, conservation and genomics to floras and horticulture. The students make use of the exceptional Living Collections, the Herbarium,…

Botanics Books

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…

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…

MSc Degree and Postgraduate Diploma

Study for a Masters degree at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on a unique programme that prepares future generations of skilled botanists. The MSc in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants is a one-year Masters course run jointly by the University…

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.