Six years, hundreds of plants and one tree casualty - Edinburgh's Palm House returns
Glass house curator Sadie Barber is delighted that, after years of disruption, the palm houses are once again being used for their intended purpose - to protect rare and and endangered plants, and to allow people to enjoy the space. The plants were decanted to temporary homes, and then carefully moved back into the renovated space. It had grown too tall for the glass house and had to be cut down and couldn't be stored.But some seedlings were kept, and so its legacy has not been forgotten.
- ▪Glass house curator Sadie Barber is delighted that, after years of disruption, the palm houses are once again being used for their intended purpose - to protect rare and and endangered plants, and to allow people to enjoy the space.
- ▪The plants were decanted to temporary homes, and then carefully moved back into the renovated space.
- ▪It had grown too tall for the glass house and had to be cut down and couldn't be stored.But some seedlings were kept, and so its legacy has not been forgotten.
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Six years, hundreds of plants and one tree casualty - Edinburgh's Palm House returnsImage caption, David Knott, director of horticulture, said Edinburgh's Palm Houses are iconicByJoanne MacAulayBBC Scotland Published4 minutes agoAfter six years and an unprecedented botanical operation, Edinburgh's famous Palm Houses are back.The historic glasshouses at the Royal Botanic Garden have been closed to the public for vital restoration work.Hundreds of plants had to be temporarily moved while repairs were done on the 19th century buildings - the vast majority of them surviving the experience.But members of the public are once again able to enjoy the redesigned space.Image caption, Sadie Barber is delighted the palm houses are now being used in the way they were intendedThe shutdown had to happen…
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