#VirtualSpring

The lollipop flower heads of Primula denticulata from the Himalaya, currently flowering in the lower woodland garden. #VirtualSpring 📷 @meadowmania

The Meconopsis Slieve Donald in the lower woodland garden is starting to be a sea of blue @TheBotanics #virtualspring #rbgehort one of the best cultivars to grow and bulk up. Has received numerous plant awards

The captivating maroon flowers of Paeonia delavayi. A shrub of up to 2m and attractive foliage. The bees love it too! 🐝 @TheBotanics #rbgehort #horticulture #virtualspring

Spring green I just love the new growth on Veratrum album at this time of year. @TheBotanics #rbgehort #virtualspring

The beautiful blue flowers of herbaceous perennial Anemone trullifolia @TheBotanics. Wild collected from Yunnan, China on the Sino-British Cangshan Expedition in 1981. #rbgehort #virtualspring #conservation #horticulture

The first Peony of the year Paeonia mascula ssp. mascula. A superb herbaceous perennial. @TheBotanics #virtualspring #horticulture #rbgehort

Happy Earth Day! Here is the vivid lime green Hacquetia epipactis an early herbaceous perennial. Easy to grow in a moist soil with dappled shade. @TheBotanics #virtualspring #nature #EarthDay #horticulture

Take a virtual walk through our Azalea Lawn which is bursting with colour right now. 🌺 #virtualspring 📷: @meadowmania

The first blue Meconopsis 'Slieve Donard’ starting to emerge @TheBotanics #meconopsis #rbgehort #virtualspring #NationalGardeningWeek

Rheum alexandrae Chinese rhubarb grows in damp areas through Yunnan Sichuan Tibet and is a fond favourite for locals to eat. Grows perfect by the pond @TheBotanics #rbgehort #virtualspring and looks majestic.

City view to Arthur’s Seat through Acer pseudoplatanus @TheBotanics #virtualspring #edinburgh #trees #nature

A little glimpse of this grand handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrata) for your daily dose of Garden magic. ✨ #virtualspring 📷: @meadowmania

The herbaceous team @TheBotanics have grown this beauty Paeonia officinalis ‘Flore Pleno’ #virtualspring #horticulture #peonyseason

The Cypripedium bed in the lower woodland garden is looking spectacular on this grey morning in Edinburgh. @TheBotanics #virtualspring #rbgehort

I love this time of year when Rhododendrons add vibrant splashes of colour to our gardens. Here is the striking apricot flowers on Rhododendron cinnabarinum ssp. xanthocodon @TheBotanics #virtualspring #rbgehort #horticulture

Beyond the canopy the sun shines! Lovely new leaves on the Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Corstorphinense’ @TheBotanics #virtualspring #trees #rbgehort #nature

Muscari discolor @TheBotanics. Grape hyacinth, Muscari is a spring flowering bulb with blue flowers that look like tiny bunches of grapes. They are great for pollinators too. #virtualspring #NationalGardeningWeek #rbgehort #Horticulture

The virbrant new leaves of Japanese horse chestnut Aesculus turbinata @TheBotanics #virtualspring #nature #rbgehort

The deep-purple flowers of the beautiful Rhododendron niveum @TheBotanics #virtualspring #rhododendron #rbgehort

The fabulous pink Meconopsis x cookei ‘Old Rose’ @TheBotanics. A hybrid of quintuplinervia and punicea. #virtualspring #meconopsis #rbgehort #horticulture