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Royal Botanic Garden

Inverleith, Edinburgh

 

Postcards

    Postcard in P W & M Vello Series  -  Botanic Gardens in Inverleith Row  -  Palm Houses ©

    Botanic Gardens - Palm House

    Postcard in P W & M Vello Series  -  Botanic Gardens in Inverleith Row  -  Greenhouses ©

Botanic Gardens - Greenhouses

    One of a Set of 8 postcards in 'Goldenacre' series,  published by Burns Stationery Depto, Goldenacre, Edinburgh  -  Pond in Botanic Gardens ©

Botanic Gardens - The Pond

 

Stereo View  -  Kilburn

Stereoscopic view by Kilburn  -  Royal Botanin Gardens, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh ©

Royal Botanic Gardens

 

Engravings

1890

   Physic Garden beside Trinity Hospital - 1675-1763 ©

1675-1763

Physic Garden
beside Trinity Hospital

Botanic Garden, Haddington Place, Leith Walk - 1763-1820 ©

1763-1820

Botanic Garden
Haddington Place, Leith Walk

Royal Botanic Garden  -  The Palm House - OPened 1858 ©

Opened 1858

Palm House
Royal Botanic Garden
Inverleith Edinburgh

  Engraving in 'Old & New Edinburgh'  -  Royal Botanic Gardens ©

Published 1890

Royal Botanic Garden
Inverleith, Edinburgh

 Engraving in @Old & New Edinburgh'  -  Royal Botanic Gardens  (hand-coloured) ©

Published 1890

Royal Botanic Garden
Inverleith Edinburgh

 

Old Photos

   Photo taken in 1854 of the 1834 Palm House at Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith ©

1854

1834 Palm House
Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith

    ©

Late-19th / early-20th Century?

1858 Palm House + glasshouses
Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith

   Rock Garden, Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith, Edinburgh  -  Rock Garden constructed around 1870 ©

Constructed around1870

Rock Garden
Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith

Evening Read at the Royal Botanic Garden  -  1961 ©

1961

Evening Read

Sculptures in the Royal Botanic Garden  -  1961 ©

1961

Sculptures in the Garden

 

Glasshouses

    ©

Late-19th Century

Glasshouses

Roy\l Botanic Garden  -  Palm house and glass houses, 2011 ©

2011

Glasshouses

 

Autumn Colours

November 2003

    Stream in the Royal Botanic Gardens  -  Photographed 2 November 2003 ©

Autumn Colours

   Autumn Colours in the Royal Botanic Gardens  -  Photographed 2 November 2003 ©

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Colours in the Royal Botanic Gardens  -  Photographed 2 November 2003 ©

Autumn Leaves

   View from the Royal Botanic Gardens looking towards Calton Hill and the St James Centre ©

Calton Hill and St James Centre from Royal Botanic Garden

 

Winter

1.

March 2006

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 3, 2006 ©

Inverleith House + Snow

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 3, 2006 ©

Inverleith House + Pond

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 3, 2006 ©

Pond at Inverleith House

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 3, 2006 ©

Café

   Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 3, 2006 ©

View from Café

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 3, 2006 ©

Lake near East Gate

2.

December 2007

Tree in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  December 31, 2007 ©

Tree and Birds

3.

March 2013

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh,  Snowdrops  -  March 2013 ©

Snowdrops

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh,  Snowdrops  -  March 2013 © Snowdrop

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh,  Snowdrops  -  March 2013 ©

Snowdrops + Crocuses

 

Tree Climbing Championships

June 2006

Tree Climbing Championships in the Royal Botanic Gardens  -  June 2006 ©

Throwing logs

Tree Climbing Championships in the Royal Botanic Gardens  -  June 2006 ©

Tree climbing - ringing bells

  Tree Climbing Championships in the Royal Botanic Gardens  -  June 2006 ©

Rescue

     Tree Climbing Championships in the Royal Botanic Gardens  -  June 2006 ©

Tree climbing - ringing bells

  Tree Climbing Championships in the Royal Botanic Gardens  -  June 2006 ©

Rescue

 

Palm House

     The south side of the Palm House  -  Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh  -  October 2007 ©

May 2006

Palm House  -  south side

The south side of the Palm House  -  Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh  -  October 2007 ©

October 2007

Palm House  -  south side

  The west side of the Palm House  -  Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh  -  October 2007 ©

October 2007

Palm House  -  west side

 

Chinese Lantern Festival at the Royal Botanic Gardens Glasshouses

'Spirit'

March 2008

'Spirit' - A Chinese Spring Lantern Festival at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 2008 ©

Palm House  -  7.22pm

'Spirit' - A Chinese Spring Lantern Festival at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 2008 ©

Palm House  -  7.45pm

  'Spirit' - A Chinese Spring Lantern Festival at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 2008 ©

Palm House  -  7.48pm

'Spirit' - A Chinese Spring Lantern Festival at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 2008 ©

Palm House
West Entrance

'Spirit' - A Chinese Spring Lantern Festival at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 2008 ©

Inside the Palm House
Looking up

 'Spirit' - A Chinese Spring Lantern Festival at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 2008 ©

Inside the Palm House
Looking up

   'Spirit' - A Chinese Spring Lantern Festival at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 2008 ©

Lanterns in the New Glasshouse

   'Spirit' - A Chinese Spring Lantern Festival at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  March 2008 ©

Lanterns in the New Glasshouse

 

Views from the Royal Botanic Garden

Summer 2010

   View to Salisbury Crags and the clock tower of the Balmoral Hotel at the East End of Princes Street, from the Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith, Edinburgh ©

Salisbury Crags and
Balmoral Clock Tower

View to Edinburgh Castle, from the Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith, Edinburgh ©

Edinburgh Castle

 

John Hope Gateway

2010

   ©

Staircase

 

Heron in the Pond near the Chinese Pavilion

June 2011

   Heron on the pond beside the Chinese Pavilion in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  June 2011 ©

Heron 1

Heron on the pond beside the Chinese Pavilion in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  June 2011 ©

Heron 2

   Heron on the pond beside the Chinese Pavilion in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  June 2011 ©

Heron 3

Heron on the pond beside the Chinese Pavilion in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  June 2011 ©

Heron 4

Jungle City Exhibition

August 2011

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Elephant 1

   Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Elephants 2

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Elephants 3

   Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Elephants 4

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Elephant 5

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Elephants 6

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Elephants 7

©

Hornbill 1

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Hornbill 2

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Hornbills 3

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Hornbill 4

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Crocodile 1

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Crocodile 2

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Crocodile 3

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Crocodile 4

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Crocodile 5

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Orangutan 1

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Orangutan 2

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Orangutan 3

   Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Orangutan 4

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Orangutan 5

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 1

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 2

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 3

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 4

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 5

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 6

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 7

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 8

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 9

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 10

   Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 11

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 12

   Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 13

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 14

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 15

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 16

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 17

Jungle City Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh  -  August 2011 ©

Tiger 18

Please click here to read about the Jungle City Exhibition

 

Old Maps

   Edinburgh and Leith map, 1925  -  Inverleith section ©

1925  Ordnance Survey Map

Inverleith Park, Water of Leith
and Royal Botanic Garden

Map of Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith - 1870 ©

1870

Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith

Map of Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith - 1909 ©

1909

Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith

Map of Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith - 1970 ©

1970

Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith

 

Recent Map

Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith  -  1870 Map ©

2012

Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith

 

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