We are the Friends of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden in Aberdeen

The most northerly university botanic garden in the UK.

We have been aiding the work of the Garden for over forty years

We are a vibrant community who love plants, horticulture, nature, and talking about it. We exist to support the Garden in different ways and sponsor people into a career in horticulture.

  • Alan Featherstone : "Restoring the Caledonian Forest"

    Join us for our next lecture on Thursday December 12th at 19:30pm

  • A short history of the FCBG logo

    We recently had a question about the history of the FCBG logo, and now we’ve got some answers for you!

  • Arboretum

    A Polite Notice to Dog Walkers

    We would like to remind dog walkers of some rules to preserve the enjoyment of the gardens for all users.

We are indebted to a number of individuals who generously allowed their wonderful images of the Garden, its plants and people to be used on this website. Our thanks go to Mark Paterson, Paul Kohn, Eric Kiltie, Andrew Coventry, Dick Morris, Peter Müller, Marion Hart, Annie Stewart, Ken Cox, University of Aberdeen, Joshua Pizzuto-Pomaco, Julie Young, Andy Roberts, Mazz Cummings and Graham Strachan (deceased).