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Botanic gardens are systematic. Sometimes that makes them feel stiff and constraining. Not Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden. It is vast, but it is planned around thematic areas, surrounded by patches of trees, which creates surprise and a sense of adventure. Every time you walk around a bend in the path, a new creation of flowers, shrubs and trees meet you. It gives you a sense of wilderness, but also of something meticulously planned and intense. The level of detail. Edinburgh is not a very colorful city otherwise, but here you are met by an explosion of color. Completely free of charge.
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2013. Posted on Instagram April 2, 2021.
Katja Malmborg 