Royal Botanical garden is a research center for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation in nature. The Botanical garden was founded in 1670 as "Apothecary garden", where he cultivated medicinal plants. Older than him only Botanical garden of the University of Oxford. In 1763 the collection of the Botanical garden were taken out of the city, and in 1820, the garden moved again in 1820. On this site it is today.

One of the main tasks of the Edinburgh Botanic garden is the diversity of plants in nature. To this end Botanical garden works closely with many foreign and international organizations. Here we are conducting serious scientific research in the fields of botany, ecology, etc. Great importance is attached to education in Botanical garden hosts numerous training courses.

Besides this, Botanical garden is also a very popular place for walking and relaxing. Entrance to the garden is free, but a visit to the greenhouses entrance fee is taken. A very popular Palm house, founded in 1834. Now here it consists of 10 separate greenhouses, which presents a rich collection of plants from 5 climatic zones.

Rockery rock garden"), also is among the oldest collections of the garden, he appeared in 1870. Here is a rich collection of Alpine and groundcover plants, arranged stream and waterfall.

New division of a large garden attracted the attention of Heather garden with a collection of plants from mountainous areas of Scotland, including very rare, and Ecological garden.