Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

3 April 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  5 minutes

Demonstration Garden © geograph.org.uk - Andrew Curtis/cc-by-sa-2.0

Demonstration Garden © geograph.org.uk – Andrew Curtis/cc-by-sa-2.0

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland – Edinburgh, Dawyck, Logan and Benmore – each with its own specialist collection. The RBGE’s living collection consists of more than 13,302 plant species (34,422 accessions), whilst the herbarium contains in excess of 3 million preserved specimens.   read more…

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