Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - alpine house and news

[Maggi Young]

I'm a big fan of Elspeth!

[astragalus]

Looking very good. Great to see it filling up.

[Maggi Young]

Flowering today in the RBGE   alpine bulb house -Iris histrio  from Turkey

[Maggi Young]

Gymnosperium albertii  at RBGE

[Maggi Young]

The new frames at RBGE are being filled - ready for the replanting of the Epigaea

[Graeme]

shame to get it dirty 

[Maggi Young]

More photos from Twitter about the continuing work  on the alpine house and frame area at RBGE
The pictures are from Richard Ian Brown who is a Rock and Woodland Garden Horticulturist at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

[Maggi Young]

Some photos from "behind the scenes" in the Alpine area of RBGE - from Alan Elliott

[Maggi Young]

Latest pix from RBGE - this time from John Mitchell -  laying the screed and placing the slabs - the job is nearly finished.

[Graeme]

I do really want that alpine house  - don't envy them laying those stone pavers - I laid 60 sq m last year at home and it nearly killed me

Allionii look fine as well

[astragalus]

Flowering today in the RBGE   alpine bulb house -Iris histrio

That's a really beautiful iris.

[Maggi Young]

I'm a big fan of Elspeth!

And yesterday - International Women's Day - saw  the RBGE celebrate Elspeth as one of their heroines...
http://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/24021?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Elspeth is also a great active member of the SRGC - so many organisations  being supported so well by the female of the species!

[Maggi Young]

From an RBGE Tweet : Dionysias in flower

[Maggi Young]

Latest RBGE tweet from Richard Ian Brown‏

@TheBotanics alpine area redevelopment nearing completion, house rebuilt, slabbing renewed & new troughs added

[Maggi Young]

Edinburgh's  Botanics (RBGE) are looking for two new Trustees. Terrific opportunity to shape a world class institution.

This appointment is being advertised on behalf of Scottish Government
Reference:    1201
Remuneration:    Unremunerated
Location:    Edinburgh, City of
Closing Date:    13 April 2017 at midnight

Appointment of Trustees to the Board of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Appointments for four years from July 2017

Scottish Ministers are looking to fill two Trustee positions on the Board of the Royal Botanic Garden (RBGE).  The appointments are an opportunity to help shape the future of one of the world’s most renowned botanic gardens.

 Read more : http://www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/vacancies