Talk – Scotia Seeds – CANCELLED

Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

SORRY - THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED This season our talks will take place in-person only as we do not have the facility to live-stream them.  Where possible, we will record the talks and the recording will be made available on the members' page of the website as soon after the talk as possible. The […]

The Edible Garden – Planning

McHattie Room, Saughton Park, Edinburgh

The 2nd of 6 workshops aimed at guiding you through the growing of edibles.  This workshop looks at planning your edible garden.  The importance of growing the right crop in the right place; how to determine your soil type; how much space do you need. We will be indoors for the bulk of this class, […]

Beginners Basket Making Workshop

McHattie Room, Saughton Park, Edinburgh

WAITLIST ONLY This workshop has proven to be extremely popular.  If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please let us know. Sunday 4th February 2024, 10am - 5pm McHattie Room, Saughton Park. Join us for this full day workshop in the McHattie Room at Saughton Park. This workshop will be taught by […]

Talk – ‘Tea Growing in Scotland’

Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of growing Camellia sinensis var sinensis (tea) at 57 degrees N. Lat. Speakers: Kate Elliott and Susie Walker-Munro Kate and Susie will cover the complexities of growing tea in Scotland. They are two of a group of nine women who came together to form Tea Gardens of Scotland - their company […]

The Edible Garden – All about seeds

McHattie Room, Saughton Park, Edinburgh

As it says in the title, this workshop is all about seeds - collecting seeds, storing seeds and propagating different seeds. We will be indoors for the bulk of this class, in the McHattie Room at Saughton Park. The class will run from 10am - 12noon. Cost of this workshop is: Members £25.00 Non-members £30.00 […]

Fruit Pruning Workshop – Caley Allotment

Bridgend Allotments Edinburgh Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Our ever popular winter Fruit Pruning workshop, led by George Anderson, will take place at the Caley Demonstration Allotment on Sunday 18th February 2024, 2pm - 4pm. This is a free workshop but booking is essential.  You can book you space by emailing the Allotment team: caleyallotment@rchs.co.uk. The Caley […]

Talk – Fiona Guest, Scotia Seeds

Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Our scheduled speaker for this talk is no longer able to make it along to give his talk. Fortunately, Fiona was able to step into the breach and will give her talk on Scottish wildflowers that was cancelled in January because of bad weather. "Making Space for Nature; using meadows and wildflower planting to support […]

The Edible Garden – Growing edible plants in containers

McHattie Room, Saughton Park, Edinburgh

You may think that if you don't have an allotment or only have a very small garden, you won't be able to grow any fruit and veg.  This workshop will take you through growing edible plants in containers - what type of container, what crops are best for containers; watering and feeding. This workshop will […]

Caley Talk: ‘A Lifetime in Alpines’ – Elspeth Mackintosh

Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

"A Lifetime in Alpines" Speaker: Elspeth Mackintosh The story of Elspeth's working life in the Alpine department at the Edinburgh Botanic Garden but is also a tale of more what can happen on entering  the horticultural world. Originally trained as a biologist, Elspeth worked at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh for over 30 years as […]