The Botanics Shop

Visit our Autumn range online and in store!

Shop for cosy knitwear, seasonal home accessories, games and more 🍂🍄

Visiting the Gardens this summer?

Pop by our Inverleith House shop and dive into the fascinating world of fungi at the Fungi Forever Exhibition.

Our collection is also available online at rbgeshop.org

We’re going PEAT FREE! 🌿

We’re proud to announce that when you visit us at the Botanics Shop you’ll now be able to shop an extensive range of peat free plants!

Visit us in the greenhouse to see our growing selection of plants. This week it includes Rosemary, Mint, Dhalia, Euphorbia and Dianthus to name a few.

Visit us this summer at the Botanics Shop ☀

Shop our selection of gifts, plants,
homeware, books and much more in store daily 10am-6pm or visit us online!

Garden furniture that's environmentally responsible ✅🌍💚

Available in a selection of dreamy pastel colours, ready to brighten up your balcony, patio or garden space.

Even better, the furniture collection is doing its part to clean up our oceans and reduce plastic waste. Each plastic element is created using repurposed fishing nets, rope and plastic waste collected from the ocean to create Social Plastic or DuraOcean Recycled Plastic materials.

https://rbgeshop.org/collections/outdoor-furniture

🌸🌿 PlantBox Living Wall in full bloom!

A cleverly simple vertical garden, manufactured in the UK using 100% post consumer waste. Vertical gardening offers great opportunities to grow flowers, veggies, succulents and herbs on a balcony, patio or compact garden.

Visit the online shop and choose from 3, 5 or 10 tier system to suit your space and needs.

👀 Introducing the new Meconopsis homeware collection.

Designed exclusively for Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh by Scottish Border based designer, Cherith Harrison. Featuring the iconic Meconopsis, also known as the 'Himalayan Blue Poppy'. This beautiful sky-blue like flower can be seen blooming across the four gardens from May-June.

100% cotton apron and tea towel are now available to buy instore and online, with other items coming soon!

🐝 Celebrating the movement.

We have a wide selection of products to help you look after your garden & support local wildlife. Find all the tools you need to create a haven for wild plants and creatures so nature can thrive and flourish.

Shop in store 10am - 6pm or shop online via the link below.

https://rbgeshop.org/collections/planting-with-nature-wild-garden

📚 Special RBGE Book Offer

To celebrate 200 years of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh at the current location at Inverleith, we are delighted to offer -

How the Garden grew: a photographic history of Horticulture at RBGE. £6.00

Edible Gardening in Scotland: a practical guide that draws on the knowledge from RBGE's Edible Gardening team. Providing simple and concise instructions that will have you eating your own crops all year round. £5.00

☀ Join us this weekend in the Botanics Shop!

We have a wonderful new selection of plant pots, plus everything you need to look after your beloved houseplants.

Open daily 10am - 6pm or shop online via the link in bio.

🌱 New Planting with Nature Tote Bag

Designed exclusively for RBGE by Edinburgh based designer
& horticulturalist Hazel France (illustrator of Planting with Nature). Featuring a wonderful Nasturtium design, the bag is made from 100% cotton and fully lined.

Available to pre-order now by following the link below.

https://rbgeshop.org/products/planting-with-nature-tote-bag

🌈🌱☀️ A kaleidoscope of colour and lush greenery welcomes you to the Botanics Shop this Spring.

Visit us from 10am-6pm to shop homeware, gifts, books, plants and all things garden!

Open daily from 10am-6pm

New in the Glasshouse 🌞
Rhododendron evergreen shrubs are known for their stunning spring flowers. Choose from a selection of compact varieties including:

'Percy Wiseman', colour changing with peach and cream flowers.
'Markeetas Prize', trumpet shaped flowers in deep pink.
'Goldkrone' bright yellow flowers, speckled-red on the inside.

Plant in partially shaded spot and enjoy dark, glossy green leaves all year round and beautiful flowers in the spring 🌿🌸

[Image Description: Image 1- A garden shop display featuring a wooden wagon full of flowering Rhododendron's and other plants. Image 2- A close up of the Rhododendron variety 'Percy Wiseman' with light pink and cream flowers. Image 3- A close up of Rhododendron variety 'Goldkrone' with bright yellow flowers in the sunshine. Image 4- The Rhododendron variety 'Markeetas Prize' sits at the top of the wagon with deep pink flowers and is surrounded Acers and Japonicas.]

🌸🦋✨ Uncover natural beauty with new blankets and cushions by Arcana by Ria Mishaal.

Woven in 75% recycled cotton from six colours of thread, every design is reversible, showing different colours on the back.

Versatile, lightweight and machine washable, the blankets are perfect for cosying up with a book, lying on the beach or using as a throw or table cloth.

Each blanket or cushion comes with its own Nature Connection Guide, featuring species information and ideas on connecting personally with nature.

[Image Description: Image 1 - A shop display featuring the Spring Botanical blanket used as a throw, Elephant Hawkmoth Cushion, and Pollination Bloom Wrap blanket folded on a stool. Image 2 - The Pollination Bloom Wrap blanket, wrapped around a models shoulders, showing detail of woven insects. Image 3 - Spring Botanical Throw, showing the woven flower and fringing detail.]

🐝 Did you know honey can be used as a natural hay fever remedy?

The honey from local supplier Edinburgh Honey Co. is raw and unpasteurised, containing pollen and anti-inflammatory compounds that can help to reduce hay fever symptoms.

🍯 With the highest amount of pollen in the range, Scottish Rapeseed Honey is creamed slowly for up to two weeks, ensuring it stays in a molten state. The creamy, smooth texture is perfect for spreading on toast or adding to a hot beverage - choose from Lemon and Ginger, Orange or Turmeric!

[Image Description: A shop display of three, small glass jars of honey by local supplier Edinburgh Honey Co. They are stacked on a dark green table surrounded by sunlight and shadows from the afternoon sun.]

🌿 New in the Glasshouse 
Hardy herbs and wild plants grown by our supplier Call of the Wild based in Perthshire. Choose from Wild Primrose, Doone Valley Thyme, Cotton Lavender, Marjoram, Catmint and more!

🌱 Plus special Scots Pine saplings. The seeds are germinated naturally at 420 meters above sea level, from an ancient Caledonian Forest in Highland Perthshire.

[Image Description: Image 1 - Sun shines on a display Scots Pine saplings. Image 2 - A selection of Wild Primrose with light yellow flowers. Image 3 - Pots of Doone Valley Thyme with small, dark green, yellow and red leaves. Image 4 - Cotton Lavender in silvery green sits in a grey terracotta pot surrounded by other herbs.]

New in the Botanics Shop 🌼

Capture the essence of Spring with cotton tote bags, porcelain plant pots and jigsaws in bold, bright prints. Plus a wide variety of UK native wildflower Seedball products to help encourage bee, butterfly and wildlife populations. Create a mini wildlife reserve in your garden, balcony or window box! 🐝🦋🐞

[Image Description: Image 1 - A shop lay out of colourful cotton tote bags with bold, bright prints. Image 2 - A shelf display of porcelain plant pots in floral patterns with delicate plants hanging over the sides. Image 3 - A selection of colourful Seedball tins. Image 4 - A display featuring four jigsaws, the first with spring flowers, the second has tropical plants, the third features a plant illustrations and the third is a brightly coloured painted scene of a path amongst trees and sunlight.]

We hope you have had a wonderful Easter weekend 🐣

Visit us instore for seasonal garden plants, unusual houseplants, homeware, books and gifts for all ages!

[Image Description: Image 1- Shop display featuring Easter themed, felt decorations and homeware. Image 2 - Close up of beautiful pink and yellow Streptocarpus flowers. Image 3 - Table display featuring the book 'A Nature Poem for Every Spring Evening', and a basket of felt flowers.]

New glass cabinet treasures, miniature wire sculptures by Sarah Jane Brown ✨

Crafted from knitted wire, rusted metal, and driftwood, each piece is meticulously handmade giving them real character and a unique quality. View our stories for more images 📷

☑️ Don't forget to follow us for new product updates!
📍 Visit us instore this weekend from 10am-6pm.

[Image Description: A glass cabinet display featuring three miniature wire sculptures made from knitted wire, drift wood and rusted metal.]

It's World Poetry Day 🎉

To celebrate we have added a range of wonderful Poem Pamphlets to our online shop. Each pamphlet features a cover by a contemporary artist, an envelope for posting and a bookmark for a special message.

Choose from a hand picked a selection of nature inspired themes, including Spring, Gardens, Flowers, Birds, Sheds and Soil 🌳🌼



[Image Descriptions: Image 1 - The Poem Pamphlet, 'Ten Poems about Gardens' sits on a light green background with the bookmark and brown envelope. Image 2 - The cover of Ten Poems about Gardens featuring an illustration of blooming garden flowers, a green watering can and pitch fork. Image 3 - The cover of Ten Poems about Birds featuring an illustration of Swallows flying in a blue sky above a field of big red flowers. Image 4 - The Poem Pamphlet, 'Ten Poems about Birds' sits on a Rose coloured background with the bookmark and brown envelope.]

New in the Glasshouse ✨

Find wonderful floating ceramic fish plus stacks of plant pots in all shapes, sizes, materials and colours.

A general rule is to choose a pot slightly larger than your plant. This allows enough space to grow comfortably. Smaller pots can restrict root growth, while overly large ones may lead to water retention and root rot. Why not mix and match, and position plants at different heights to create a interesting display! 🌱🌿

[Image Description: Image 1- A garden shop display featuring lots of pots of different sizes and materials including stoneware and seagrass. In the background is a dark orange coloured wall with an arched opening which provides a view through to the back of the shop. Image 2 - A large glass bowl sits on a wooden table and is filled with ceramic fish. Image 3 - Sunlight shines on a stack of seagrass plant pots and ceramic fish faces smile from a glass bowl in front. Image 4 - Stacks of stoneware plant pots in teal, orange, cream and yellow.]

March Veg Planting - Start sowing lettuce and tomato seeds in the greenhouse or on an indoor windowsill from the end of the month. Regardless of your chosen growing method—whether it’s a raised bed or a container—here’s the key to a successful summer: Sow small amounts of seeds every couple of weeks and frequently harvest the larger leaves. By following this approach, you’ll enjoy a bountiful harvest throughout the sunny season! 🌱🌞



[Image Description: A garden shop display of a selection of Italian seed packets featuring Tomato, Rocket & Lettuce. The seeds packets are arranged in a dark green seed packet storage tin which is sitting on a floral door mat with grey background.]

Our Glasshouse has been transformed with blooming garden flowers perfect for Mother's Day 🌸

Find vibrant Camellias, dusky pink Hellebores and Dianthus, I love you variety ❤

The Botanics Shop is open 10-6pm