FREE TICKET FOR ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS
Scotland’s botanic gardens have gained an unrivalled reputation for beauty – and what better place to visit during the spectacular autumn display.
Now with this great offer from the scottish Daily Mail, you can visit one of f our sites run by Royal Botanic Gardens edinburgh – the glasshouses i n the capital gardens, Dawyck Botanic Garden, Logan Botanic Garden or Benmore Botanic Garden – absolutely free.
Edinburgh Glasshouse Visit: start at the elegant Victorian Palm house and walk through ten houses showcasing distinct climatic zones and more than 3,000 exotic plants from all over the world.
Dawyck Botanic Garden: Just an hour’s drive from edinburgh, Dawyck near Peebles, has one of the country’s finest tree collections, some of them 300 years old. The colours are breathtaking in autumn, creating a tapestry of orange, gold and green.
Benmore Botanic Garden: seven miles north of Dunoon on t he Cowal Peninsula, Benmore has a magnificent mountainside setting. its 120 acres are home to a worldfamous collection of majestic trees, including a stunning avenue of r edwoods and hillside Victorian fernery.
Logan Botanic Garden: Known as scotland’s most exotic garden, its location near Port Logan means it is warmed by the Gulf stream. The climate provides the ideal growing conditions for an amazing collection of southern hemisphere plants.
RBGe is a charity and worldrenowned centre for plant research, conservation and education. its four gardens make up one of the richest plant collections in the world. for more i nformation visit www.rgbe.org.uk.
Regional garden admission is £6 for adults and £5 concession (price includes a s mal l donation). Children under 16 go free.