£35m proposals abandoned due to threatened funding cuts: scheme to replace the Britain's largest glasshouse halted despite officials warning they have an "appalling carbon footprint".
The current glasshouses (1967 by the PSA) cost a huge sum in repair and general maintenance and have massive running costs. Long-term a new efficient and sustainable glasshouse needs to be constructed, the only question - given current financial strictures - should be 'when'. 11 Nov 2010
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Photos
Temperate Palm House
Tallest Victorian glasshouse in the world, 1858
Palm House - exterior:
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