Monday, February 10, 2020

Edinburgh, Scotland's Gem for Plant Lovers



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Elegant gloves are not exactly what Botanical Garden visitors expect to find here.  But for me, it was a godsend, as the day I admired the 72 acres, still filled with lots of blooming flowers, was sunny, but windy and chilly.  I stopped my leisure walks to warm up at the spacious gift store, filled with lovely books, plants, heirloom seed packages, and yes, gloves, shawls, and mittens. 



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Free Admission
Edinburgh’s Botanical Garden and its 13,302 plant species are totally free to visit, only the glasshouses charge a small fee to admire the tropical section.

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One of Edinburgh's three Hop-on-Hop-off buses stops conveniently at the cities’ fantastic Botanical Garden. Local buses #23 and #27 stop here too.

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I was lucky to find still colorful blooming plants at the end of October on the extended grounds. Not to mention those tropical beauties, growing in attractive heritage glasshouses. 

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200-year-old Palm Tree
The glasshouse visit is a particular highlight, starting at the Victorian Temperate Palm House dating back to 1858 and one of the tallest traditional palm houses ever built.  The Garden's 10 magnificent Glasshouses each has a different climatic zone, from steamy tropics to arid desert, and are home to 3,000 exotic plants from around the world - including a 200-year-old palm tree.

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A MUST-SEE When You Travel to Edinburgh:
Enjoy the serenity of the Chinese Hillside, explore the world-famous Rock Garden or stroll amongst the awe-inspiring Giant Redwood trees in the Woodland Garden.

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There is, even more, to explore in these 350-year-old Garden: educational exhibitions, festive Christmas lighting, a small waterfall, Britain’s biggest fossilized trees, microscopic photos of plants or botanical drawings, plus the wonderful coffee shop.

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