Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - alpine house and news

[Maggi Young]

From Alan E. today :

 An Adonis with provisional ID of Adonis sibirica collected in the Russian Altay on a Botanics Expedition.


The Tulipa plunge bed behind the scenes in Alpine Dept at  the Botanics is amazing. Mass of red is Tulipa praestans

[Maggi Young]

Diane Clement speaking at RBGE tonight 8th April for Edinburgh SRGC Group.

“Hepaticas, a growing obsession”

A talk on the identification and growing of these spectacular plants.
1930hrs Conference Room, RBGE

[mark smyth]

Today's photos from Al Elliott

Frit imperialis in a pot in the sand plunge!?

[Maggi Young]

They grow a huge range in pots for the changing displays in the alpine house and so that they have enough to take for the various displays, such as those put on at SRGC shows.  Some will be used to add to the display in the alpine house when in flower. There will be plants growing outside in the garden somewhere too, I'm sure.

[Maggi Young]

Alan's been taking photos again........


Alpine house looking as good as it did in January


Cushions of Draba - oldest one is older than Al!


Endangered Primula palinuri from Italy - growing at the Botanis since 1977


Primula rusbyi from mountains of New Mexco and Arizona, flowering behind the scenes at the Botanics

[alanelliott]

Alan's been taking photos again........

...beats doing science.

Thanks Maggi for posting for me. When I get round to getting a new phone I'll get the forum app.

[Maggi Young]

Happy to help, Al - I'm pleased to see that you are getting at least some fresh air during the day!

(PS my phone doesn't  even have a camera - it can just about do phone calls and texts )

[ielaba2011]

Alan's been taking photos again........

Alpine house looking as good as it did in January

Cushions of Draba - oldest one is older than Al!
Endangered Primula palinuri from Italy - growing at the Botanis since 1977

Primula rusbyi from mountains of New Mexco and Arizona, flowering behind the scenes at the Botanics

My god.. that first photo...really inspiring. Makes you want your own alpine house

[Maggi Young]

News from the RBGE - and something worht keeping an eye on........
First blog on the Expedition to Tajikistan  http://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/11325

"Two horticultural staff from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, John Mitchell Alpine Supervisor and team leader with Richard Brown have been joined by a member of staff from the Royal Botanic Garden Kew Kit Strange are heading off on an expedition to Tajikistan at the end of April 2014.They have teamed up with Khorugh Biological Institute which is in south Tajikistan and plan to explore the wet and dry habitats on either side of the Pamir mountain range. This is a great opportunity to explore this part of the world as RBGE has very little material from this area. Our aim is to post a report of our travels if we can get internet access over the month’s expedition to give an insight to life in the field and sharing with you images of plants found growing in the wild."

No word whether John and Kit will be travelling by motorbike - they both do so in the UK!

[Maggi Young]

John Mitchell, RBGE employee and Edinburgh SRGC Group convenor  has been tweeting about the trip to Tajikistan ....

First look at Dushanbe botanic gardens ring of flowers




First look at Dushanbe botanic gardens ring of flowers




John Mitchell

[Steve Garvie]

Great images!
Does the car wash do a wax and polish?

[Maggi Young]

Great images!
Does the car wash do a wax and polish?

Suspect that costs extra, Steve, and of course Johnny is a frugal Scot............

[Maggi Young]

More tweets from Johnny Mitchell  in Tajikistan
Primula warshenewskiana in Wakhan corridor Tajik side



Pressing herbarium material on river Panj Wakhan corridor Tajik side



Eremurus by river panj Wakhan valley

 

[Maggi Young]

News from the RBGE - and something worht keeping an eye on........
First blog on the Expedition to Tajikistan  http://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/11325

"Two horticultural staff from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, John Mitchell Alpine Supervisor and team leader with Richard Brown have been joined by a member of staff from the Royal Botanic Garden Kew Kit Strange are heading off on an expedition to Tajikistan at the end of April 2014.

 While Kit is botanising in Tajikistan she has maintained a presence at the Malvern AGS show - she won this Artistic Award for most first prize points for her photos in the Artistic Section: ( tweeted by J. Amand Intl.)

[Maggi Young]

More from John Mitchell  on his trip:


Tulipa linifolia Bartang valley Tajikistan


Iris bucharica in Darwaz range Tajikistan


Iris korolkowii in Kulob Tajikistan

text and more photos  here :