Edinburgh Physic Garden, Robert Sibbald, Andrew Balfour, and James Sutherland blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Near this spot from 1675 to 1763 was the Edinburgh Physic Garden, originally founded at Holyrood in 1670 by Sir Robert Sibbald and Sir Andrew Balfour, Two of the founders of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The garden, under the control of James Sutherland the first Regius Professor of Botany in the university, was the direct predecessor of the present Royal Botanic Garden. Recorded plaque organisation: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden.

Sir Robert Sibbald and Sir Andrew Balfour founded the Edinburgh Physic Garden in 1670, which became crucial for botanical education and research; James Sutherland, as the first Regius Professor of Botany, further developed this garden into a significant institution that preceded the Royal Botanic Garden.