Cruickshank Botanic Garden

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Cruickshank Botanic Gardens
Cruickshank Botanic Gardens
Type	Trust owned gardens, open to public
Location	Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates	57°10′4″N, 2°6′17″W
Size	11 acres (45,000 m²)
Opened	1898
Operated by	University of Aberdeen and the Cruickshank Botanic Gardens Trust
Status	Open daily (locked at night)

The Cruickshank Botanic Gardens in Aberdeen, Scotland, were built on land bequested by Miss Anne Cruikshank to commemorate her brother Dr. Alexander Cruikshank. The 11 acre (45,000 m²) garden is located in a low-lying and fairly sheltered area of Aberdeen, less than 1 mile from the North Sea.

The Cruickshank Botanic Garden is partly owned and financed by the University of Aberdeen and partly by the Cruickshank Botanic Gardens Trust. The Friends of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden actively promote and support the garden. The title of "Keeper of the Botanic Gardens" is currently held by Professor Ian Alexander, Regius Professor of Botany.

The Gardens are maintained on a daily basis by Head Gardener, Bob Rutherford, and Assistant Gardeners George McKay and Roma Fiddes. Each summer vacaction the Friends provide a bursary to allow an undergraduate student interested in botany to gain work experience in the gardens.

Although open to the public, the gardens are extensively used for both teaching and research purposes. The Natural History Centre regularly guides school parties round the Garden, and the Plant & Soil Science Department hold a reception for graduands and their guests here each July.