Motion · S5M-20410 · 13 Jan 2020
Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh 350 Years Young
The motion
That the Parliament recognises that 2020 will see the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh celebrate its 350th anniversary, making it the second oldest botanic garden in the UK after Oxford; notes that the garden has taken many forms over the years, with the Physic Garden originally located near the Palace of Holyroodhouse, then moved to where Waverley Station is now located, before moving to a site near Leith Walk and then finally to the current Inverleith location between 1820 and 1823; understands that the garden's reach is beyond Edinburgh, taking responsibility for care of three regional gardens, with Benmore in Argyll and Bute acceding in 1929, Logan in Dumfries and Galloway in 1969 and, finally, Dawyck in the Scottish Borders in 1979; congratulates all who have been involved with the garden throughout its storied history on their achievements and hard work, which have made this anniversary possible, and looks forward to welcoming representatives of the garden to the Parliament for its 350th Anniversary Reception in the Garden Lobby on 15 January 2020.
Supporters (21)
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 13 Jan 2020
- Annabelle Ewing 13 Jan 2020
- Bill Kidd 13 Jan 2020
- Richard Lyle 13 Jan 2020
- Rona Mackay 13 Jan 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 13 Jan 2020
- Margaret Mitchell 13 Jan 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 13 Jan 2020
- Jeremy Balfour 14 Jan 2020
- Sandra White 14 Jan 2020
- Neil Findlay 15 Jan 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 15 Jan 2020
- Gil Paterson 15 Jan 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 15 Jan 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 16 Jan 2020
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 16 Jan 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 16 Jan 2020
- Maureen Watt 17 Jan 2020
- Willie Coffey 20 Jan 2020
- Ruth Maguire 20 Jan 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 23 Jan 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.