Royal Botanic Garden
Royal Botanic Garden
Arboretum Place
Edinburgh,
EH3 5LR
Phone: 0131 248 2909
Email:
Website: www.rbge.org.uk
- Opening times: 10:00–18:00 (May–Sept)
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Just one mile from the city centre, this idyllic oasis of greenery covers over 70 acres and features horticultural specimens from around the world. Among these, the Scottish Heath Garden and the Rock Garden are fantastic examples of conservation and exhibition. Tremendously popular with everyone from young families out for a stroll to pensioners taking the air, the Botanics has several attractions including Inverleith House, an 18th century building which is now home to one of the city's leading art galleries; the majestic glasshouses, that allow visitors to explore ten distinct climactic zones; and the John Hope Gateway, a state-of-the-art biodiversity and information centre completed in 2009. The Terrace café and Gateway Restaurant serve hot and cold food daily. Several function rooms and halls are available to hire for private events. The Botanics also hosts various arts events, including selections from the International Science Festival and the Festival Fringe.
Events at Royal Botanic Garden (Arboretum Place, Edinburgh)
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| A 10-week course introducing students to botanical painting techniques. Develop skills in drawing, watercolours and pen and ink and use them to create work inspired by the Gardens. Courses run in ten-week blocks, and are available at different times of day (Mon morning and Tue afternoon in Jan–Mar, Mon evening and Tue afternoon in Apr–Jul). Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden |
7 Feb–20 Mar
Tue 2–4pm
Spring course 1: Tuesday afternoons. |
0131 248 2937 £99 (members £88.10) for the ten-week course |
| Royal Botanic Garden |
13 Feb–26 Mar
Mon 10.30–11am
Spring course 1: Monday mornings. |
0131 248 2937 £99 (members £88.10) for the ten-week course |
| Royal Botanic Garden |
16 Apr–2 Jul
Mon 6.30–9pm
Summer course 1: Monday evenings. |
0131 248 2937 £89 (members £80.10) for the ten-week course |
| Royal Botanic Garden |
17 Apr–3 Jul
Tue 2–4.30pm
Summer course 2: Tuesday afternoons. |
0131 248 2937 £89 (members £80.10) for the ten-week course |
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| Use the quiet surroundings of the Botanics' Teaching Lab as a place for painting. Plant material is available if arranged in advance. These sessions are self-led and overseen by monitors. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden |
21 Apr–23 Jun
Sat 10am–3.30pm 21 Apr–28 Apr Sat 10am–3.30pm 12 May 10am 2 Jun–23 Jun Sat 10am–3.30pm |
0131 248 2937 £10 |
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| Suzanne Chong teaches a workshop in the traditional ways of depicting rocks, water and trees in Chinese landscape painting. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 18 Feb–19 Feb Sat & Sun 10.30am–4pm | 0131 248 2937 £75 (Members £67.50) |
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| Pamela Richardson explores the tradition of woodcut and lithographical illustration of 15th–17th-century herbals, and teaches you to explore it through experimental line and print work. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 27 Feb–19 Mar Mon 10am–1pm | 0131 248 2909 £60 (Members £54) |
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| Learn how to get the most out of your digital camera and the benefits of photographing plants digitally in this introductory course. Includes printing and mounting, and practical outdoor sessions. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 3 Mar–10 Mar Sat 9.30am–3.45pm | 0131 248 2937 £80 (Members £72) |
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| Learn the techniques of painting natural landscapes in watercolour. Suitable for those who've finished the Foliage I course, as it replaces Foliage II. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 23 Jan–19 Mar Mon 9.30am–12.30pm | 0131 248 2909 £110 (Members £99) |
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| Learn about the indigenous healing herbs of the North with this course taught by Catherine Conway Payne. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden |
26 Apr–28 Jun
Thu 6.30–8pm 27 Apr–6 Jul Fri 10am–12.30pm |
0131 248 2937 £140 (Members £126) |
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| Kate Hughes and other RBGE staff take this 10-week evening course on topics ranging from soil science to plant anatomy to propagation. Suitable for complete beginners, or as a stepping stone to the RHS (level 2) Certificate in Horticulture. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | Lecture Room 1 25 Jan–21 Mar Wed 7–9pm |
0131 248 2937 £99 (Members £89.10) |
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| Improve your understanding of light in painting with this practical workshop, showing you how to incorporate light as a compositional element. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 24 Mar–25 Mar Sat & Sun 10am–4pm | 0131 248 2937 £120 (Members £108) |
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| Discover the medicinal and therapeutic properties of trees from all over the world, and the folklore and history that surrounds them, on this 10-week course. Please book in advance. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 26 Jan–22 Mar Thu 6.30–9pm | 0131 248 2909 £140 (Members £126) |
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| Images of wild and garden plants that make their appearance in Spring. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | Library 1 Feb–30 Mar Mon–Fri 10am–4.30pm |
Free |
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| An intermediate exploration of brytophyte identification. Previous attendance on the Level 1 workshop, or similar experience, is required. Taught by David Chamberlain and Liz Kungu. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 26 Feb 9am | 0131 248 2937 £50 (Members £45) |
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| Catherine Conway-Payne teaches a course in using natural herbal ingredients to prepare beauty formulations. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | Lecture Room 2 23 Jan–19 Mar Mon 1.30–5pm |
0131 248 2937 £190 (Members £171) |
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| A 10-week course in the relaxing Botanics. Improve your posture, help prevent back pain (from all that gardening) and improve core strength. Level 1: 11.30am-12.30am, Level 2: 9.30am-10.30am, Level 3: 10.30am-11.30am. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | Teaching Lab 26 Jan–29 Mar Thu 9.30am–12.30pm 19 Apr–5 Jul Thu 9.30am–12.30pm |
0131 248 2909 £108 (Members £97.20) |
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| A course in understanding how overconsumption and over-population are damaging the environment, and what we can do to counteract their effects. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 17 Apr–26 Jun Tue 7–9pm | 0131 248 2937 £70 (Members £63) |
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| A class for those who've mastered the basic techniques of beginning botanical painting; students are encouraged to work at their own pace and seek out the advice of the tutors. Tuesday evenings are tutored by Alicia Salazar, Wednesdays by Alicia Salazar, Louise Olley and Sharon Bradley. Price given is for an eleven-week course. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden |
7 Feb–20 Mar
Tue 6.30–8.30pm
Spring course 2: Tuesday evenings. |
0131 248 2937 £88 (£79.20) |
| Royal Botanic Garden |
8 Feb–21 Mar
Wed 6.30–8.30pm
Spring course 1: Wednesday evenings. |
0131 248 2937 £110 (Members £99) |
| Royal Botanic Garden |
17 Apr–26 Jun
Tue 6.30–8.30pm
Summer course 1: Tuesday evenings. |
0131 248 2937 £88 (Members £79.20) |
| Royal Botanic Garden |
25 Apr–27 Jun
Wed 9.30am–12.30pm
Summer course 2: Wednesday mornings. |
0131 248 2937 £88 (Members £79.20) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Find out where the food on your plate comes from, and whether or not you could have grown it yourself. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 2 Feb–15 Apr Mon–Sun 10am–6pm | Free |
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| Where better to learn the proper way to calm and relax your mind than in the lovely peace of the Botanics? View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | Conference Room 31 Mar 10am |
0131 248 2909 £45 (Members £40.50) |
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| Stella Rankin, co-founder of the remarkable Kevock Garden, talks about the hobby that has become a full-time occupation. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | 16 Feb 7.30pm | 0131 248 2909 £5 (Members £3) |
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| Phil Lusby teaches this course in the extraordinary explosion in Victorian horticulture and how its influence is still with us. Booking is essential. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | Lecture Room 1 26 Jan–22 Mar Thu 6.30–9pm |
0131 248 2937 £180 (£162) |
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| A workshop on how to deal with the sudden onrush of spring in your garden. View full details |
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| Royal Botanic Garden | Lecture Room 2 24 Mar 10am |
0131 248 2909 £50 (Members £45) |
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