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Falling glass and ‘decapitated’ plants: the race to protect Edinburgh botanic garden’s plants

After five years of work, 5,750 panels of toughened glass will help keep hundred of plants safe from Scottish winters – but more work needs to be done

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to reopen historic attraction after 5 years

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is set to reopen one of its historic attractions following a five-year restoration ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 16

Ex-diplomat ‘honoured’ to be appointed head of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Founded in 1670 as a physic garden to train medical students, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is now home to more than 13,500 species of plants,

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025

When an Edinburgh tree older than the dinosaurs was found in an old quarry

The fossil of a tree, the Pitys withamii, that predates the time of the dinosaurs, has begun to wow visitors to the National History Museum after it was moved from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Edinburgh Live · Mar 14, 2022