Scottish Snowdrop Festival
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Snowdrops, the magical, botanical gems that herald the onset of Spring are being celebrated during the Scottish Snowdrop Festival 2024.
Our Gardens at Edinburgh, Dawyck and Logan are participating in the festival which runs from 25 January to 11 March and is organised by Discover Scottish Gardens.
Snowdrop and spring interest walks at Edinburgh
Experience the scents, sights, and growing delights of early spring on a spring interest walk. Join our Garden Guides each weekend for an introduction to our specialist snowdrop collection, including an explanation of the different species and cultivars, and to our collection of spring plants and bulbs including Narcissus, Fritillaria and Iris as well as other plants of interest.
Walks will be held each Saturday and Sunday at 11am until 25 February 2024.
Please reserve your place by calling 0131 248 2909 or email visitorwelcome@rbge.org.uk Tickets cost £10 (no Concession or Member discount rates). Find out more.
Snowdrop tours at Dawyck
Dawyck Botanic Garden, near Peebles, just an hour's drive from Edinburgh, is majestical at this time of year. Swathes of snowdrops carpet the banks of Scrape Burn which runs through the centre of the world-famous arboretum.
Join one of the weekly snowdrop tours led by our experienced Garden Guides, each Sunday from 4 February to 10 March at 1.30pm. The tours are free with Garden admission which costs *£10 adult, £8.70 concession and under 16s are free. *includes voluntary donation.
Snowdrops at Logan
Logan Botanic Garden in Dumfries & Galloway will be opening on Saturdays and Sundays in February to give people the chance to see its lovely collection of snowdrops. Come and enjoy a weekend stroll in Scotland's most exotic Garden and discover its abundant clusters of snowdrops. The Garden will be open from 10am to 4pm and entry will be by donation. The Potting Shed will be open for refreshments from 10.30am to 3pm both days.