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Logan Botanic Garden has some 2,500 species in total and 120 species that are threatened with extinction. The road approach to the garden is notable for its mature collection of
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all thriving in Logan's borders. Features of Logan include a sizeable Walled Garden complete with formal fish pond, an eco-Conservatory housing a variety of
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conservatory. It is the first public glasshouse in the UK that is entirely heated by energy sources that are renewable/green. These include
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and has also been actively involved in botanical missions to the country, collecting research data and seeds.
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plants, Tasmanian Creek area, and Discovery Centre which houses various exhibitions throughout the seasons.
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In July 2019, the Garden celebrated 50 years since becoming part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
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which are able to grow outdoors in Scotland at Logan due to the relatively mild climate of the area.
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The Garden adjoins the Logan Estate and Category A-listed House, which remain in private ownership.
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in 2013. In July 2024, the flowers, which take up to ten years to form, bloomed over two weeks.
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The Greenhouse seen in 2024 was built in 2019, utilising renewable energy to heat the building
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which is extinct in the wild. The garden also has a collection of Rhododendrons of the
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that maintain a temperature of 18°C for the plant collection inside the glasshouse.
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The area has a mild climate, with mild winters, due to the influence of the
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in 1969. The gardens were built around the ruins of Balzieland Castle.
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Rodger, Donald; Stokes, John; Ogilvie, James (1 September 2006).
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The Botanic Garden was established in 1869 and was gifted to
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was built at Logan in 2014. The building was designed as a
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Tree ferns and the ruined remains of the Castle Balzieland
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In February 2021, the garden was badly affected by severe
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at the website of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
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Botanical garden
Scotland
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54°44′38″N 4°57′25″W / 54.74389°N 4.95694°W / 54.74389; -4.95694
Logan Botanic Garden
botanical garden
Port Logan
Rhins of Galloway
Scotland
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
glasshouse
Victorian architecture
solar panels
air-source heat pumps

flooding
North Atlantic Current
Gulf Stream
Chile
Vietnam
Australia
New Zealand
South African
Trachycarpus fortunei
Plant Heritage
National Plant Collections
Gunnera
Griselinia
Leptospermum

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