The Secrets of Stems

Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 March 2025 | 10.00 – 16.00
Sarah Roberts | Intermediate / Advanced | 16 places | £195/175.50

Bark, nodes, joints, buds, prickles, lenticels and scars tell a fascinating story of a plant’s life history and evolution and add richness and interest to a botanical illustration. Come and explore stems from plants in Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s amazing living collection and learn techniques for painting them with presence and precision in watercolour.

This is an in-person course running at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Participants must be 16+

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Membership Discounts
You can enter the members discount code at checkout. This can found in your latest members’ newsletter/ Botanics magazine.

Short Course Gift Vouchers
If you have an RBGE gift voucher with a code beginning EDU or COV you may use this as a promotional code to apply the balance to the cost of the course.

Gift Options
After you have purchased your course, please call the office on 0131 248 2937 to discuss additional gift options (e.g. cards, personalised messages). Office open hours are Monday – Friday, 9:30 – 16:00.

If you have any questions about this course, you can contact us by email: education@rbge.org.uk

Image: Sarah Roberts