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THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH
Sustainable Weddings at ‘The Botanics’: RBGE is committed to improving its environmental performance as part of a wider commitment to sustainability.
Our mission statement is to explore, conserve & explain the world of plants for a better future. In booking your wedding with us, you would become a part of this important journey. Our unique spaces, indoor and outdoor, are available to book all year round throughout the changing seasons, with each one offering a different ambiance in the garden to compliment your day, whilst you and your guests enjoy the surroundings of our unique living collection.
Centrally located in Edinburgh, within walking distance of the city centre and well served with local bus routes, all onsite venues, which can accommodate from 10 – 200 guests are fully wheelchair accessible.
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Our Living Collection
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of the leading Botanical gardens of the world, with our origins dating back to 1670. The living collection on site is home to one of the richest and varied collections in the world with over 13,500 individual species built up over centuries of global exploration. We are also a world-leading centre of excellence in plant science, conservation horticulture and education. With this, the environment and sustainability is at the forefront of everything we do on site and we aim to minimise our impact as we work. We have also taken actions to reduce our reliance on plastics and the presence of single use plastics in our operations.
https://www.rbge.org.uk/collections/living-collection/sustainability-at-the-gardens/
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Sustainable Wedding Floristry
With regards to the floral requirements as part of your special day, the approved suppliers we work with are in full compliance with our guidance which is in place to protect the living collection through our biosecurity policy and sustainability practices. This includes using locally grown flowers and botanicals to reduce flower miles and support local flower farms. The traditional green coloured floral foam ‘oasis’ is prohibited as it is has a large plastic content, is not bio-degradable and is also non-recyclable.
Grow our own
We grow our own seasonal fruit and vegetables in our extensive organic kitchen garden which is then integrated into our menus on site – thus helping to reduce food miles.
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Other ways you can support The Botanics
We can also offer additional services to further enhance your day which we are happy to talk through with you whether your wedding is on site or somewhere else. Perhaps you would like to have plants from our garden shop as your table décor which guests can take home and enjoy and nature as a memory of the day. Individual packets of seeds for flowers or vegetables are also very popular as wedding favours.
Wedding Open Day
On Sunday 16th April we invite you to join is for our Wedding Open Day from 11.00am – 3.00pm to see for yourself how the information in this blog comes to life. All of our ceremony and dining venues will be available to view, as well as being able to walk through the garden and see the it in Spring bloom and visualise wedding photography within the stunning natural locations. You can meet our floral suppliers, talk food & drinks with our catering team, and look through the gift range from our shop.
To book your free place(s) please email weddings@rbge.org.uk and full details on The Botanics as a venue can be found via this link https://www.rbge.org.uk/venue-hire/weddings-wedding-photography/
