Author Topic: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - alpine house and news (Read 93291 times)

ian mcdonald · « **Reply #300 on:** February 16, 2020, 11:44:00 AM »

We have light fingered buzzards around here.

angie · « **Reply #301 on:** February 16, 2020, 06:57:18 PM »

Quote from: fermi de Sousa on February 16, 2020, 09:13:26 AM

It is - light-fingered b*****ds
cheers
fermi

Maggi Young · « **Reply #302 on:** February 16, 2020, 09:28:47 PM »

Tweets today from Richard Ian Brown (RBGE)

" Great way to end a wild week of crazy weather with the opening of our newly rebuilt recycled plastic ‘wood’ bridge @TheBotanics #rockgarden . A labour of love for Scott Cook over the past few months so it was only fitting he cut the ‘ribbon’ #rbgehort #recycle #bridges "

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - alpine house and news

Fun ribbon cutting for #ScottCook after his efforts on the new bridge - SRGC folks multi-talented, for sure !

"Some images from the build. The old bridge was 20+ yrs old & a little tired, but with good foundations! The surrounding plantings will be developed these coming months to complement the new bridge."

Scott Cook and John Mitchell during work on the bridge

Thanks to Richard Ian Brown for tweeting the photos!

Maggi Young · « **Reply #303 on:** March 08, 2020, 02:41:38 PM »

From Sunday 1st March, RBGE will be open daily from 10am-6pm. "That means you get an extra hour to marvel at the annual flowering spectacle in the Alpine House!"

From President Julia Corden :

The Backyard at The RBG Edinburgh amazing amount of back up plants looking great. Plus the lovely new alpine house there ready to start filling with plants!!" This new glasshouse which is a bequest from Margaret Stevenson who was a garden guide @TheBotanics and sadly passed away last year

Maggi Young · « **Reply #304 on:** March 08, 2020, 02:44:20 PM »

More of Julia's photos from the alpine dept. backyard at RBGE ....

Maggi Young · « **Reply #305 on:** March 08, 2020, 02:46:13 PM »

SRGC President Julia Corden trained at RBGE - here are some more pix of the Alpine Display House from her recent visit :

Maggi Young · « **Reply #306 on:** March 08, 2020, 02:47:24 PM »

more shots from Julia ...

Maggi Young · « **Reply #307 on:** March 08, 2020, 02:48:09 PM »

last couple from Julia......

Maggi Young · « **Reply #308 on:** May 19, 2020, 01:21:12 PM »

Alpine Supervisor at RBGE John Mitchell takes us on a virtual walk through the Alpine Yard - John is also Convenor of the Edinburgh SRGC Group.

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Maggi Young · « **Reply #309 on:** June 18, 2020, 03:00:47 PM »

RBGE announces the re-opening of all their gardens from 1st July ........
"RBGE
We are so delighted to announce that our four Gardens will reopen on Wednesday 1 July. It is an ideal opportunity for communities local to the Gardens to reconnect with the wonderful world of plants. Read our reopening update here: https://rbge.org.uk/coronavirus

Maggi Young · « **Reply #310 on:** March 22, 2021, 12:49:12 PM »

Lovely photo from Kirsty Wilson of the display in the Alpine House at RBGEdinburgh this week ....

Maggi Young · « **Reply #311 on:** March 22, 2021, 12:56:11 PM »

RBGE is recruiting!

Their current vacancies include:

Seedling
Seasonal Visitor Welcome Team Member

Horticulturist (various positions)

Head of Major Gifts

Short Course Programme Coordinator

Publishing Assistant

Apply now at: http://ow.ly/cQ0450E3tGE

I was rather shocked to read that while Horticulturalists start on a salary of £20413 , the "head of Major Gifts" - hired on a 7 year contract to help fundraise, is offered £42k -£44k perv annum. Well I suppose if that person brings in funds of several million pounds that might seem fair, but it speaks volumes about the value given to the people who actually grow the plants!