Celebrate Life Open Days at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Explore peaceful memorial settings at the Botanics with our Celebrate Life Open Days 🤍

From adopting a tree or bench to placing a commemorative plaque, discover ways to honour and remember loved ones. Our team will be on hand to guide you through the Garden and answer any questions you may have.

🌱 Guided tours are available on each date at 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, and 3pm, and will last approximately one hour.

Tours will begin at the Visitor Welcome Desk at the John Hope Gateway.

If you would like to attend, please contact Louise King, Development Officer, at lking@rbge.org.uk.

Another fine mess: commemorative plaque for Stan

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Glasgow’s favourite ‘Son of the Desert’ Stan Laurel is to be commemorated with a plaque, which will be mounted on the Glasgow tenement building where he sppnt many of his formative years. The comedy legend is one of twelve Scots nominated by members of the public to receive a commemorative plaque. Continue reading Another fine mess: commemorative plaque for Stan