Two A-listed greenhouses at the Royal Botanic Garden are set for a huge restoration development project, thanks to a £4 million funding package from the National Lottery.
The Palm Houses are the centrepiece of the famous garden and date all the way back to 1834, with a larger Temperate Palm House being built 20 years later.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £4 million to restore the tropical Palm Houses, with the initiative to create an improved visitor experience.
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Both buildings are considered to be outstanding examples of Victorian engineering with cast-iron columns and vertical glazing providing a safe home for several threatened species such as Amorphophallus titanium from Sumatra, famous for flowering at night and smelling of rotten flesh.
The Royal Botanic Garden is a prime hotspot during the summer, giving locals and tourists a peaceful retreat to explore the different species of plans, as well as grab a bite to eat in their cafes or soak in the calming atmosphere.
The Garden also hosts seasonal events and gatherings, such as their popular Christmas light trail and this year's Easter activities.
Other spectacles include the Rock Garden, the Alpine Houses, Woodland Garden, Pond, the Arboretum or tree collection, the Chinese Hillside, the Rhododendron Collection and the Scottish Native Plants Collection in the Heath Garden.
Simon Milne, MBE, RBGE Regius Keeper said: "Visionary interpretation and activities will communicate the vulnerability of life on Earth, providing intellectual and physical access to plants, their applications in all our lives and the need for habitat conservation. By inspiring everyone to care about the environment and play their part, there is real opportunity to make tangible change."
The restoration work dovetails with the ambitious Biomes initiative to establish a new visitor experience centred on a contemporary glasshouse that will simulate a tropical environment and provide a new main entrance.
