The Calyx is a project which the people of Edinburgh, and indeed Scotland, will be proud of.

The brainchild of Beechgrove Gardens' Jim McColl, the Calyx will be a facility of international profile - a visitor attraction, a community facility, a showcase of horticultural expertise, an environmentally friendly centre and so much more...

With international themed gardens, education facilities and experimental horticulture, it will be a must-see experience in its own right - a living landmark in the Capital.

In its role as Scotland's International Garden Showcase, the Calyx will be a facility without equal. The garden will delight visitors with its dramatic themed landscapes, boasting show gardens, water gardens, wildlife gardens and sensory gardens.

Focussed around Britain's most popular hobby gardening, the Calyx will promote a healthy lifestyle and learning and education will be at its heart. Scotland's International Garden Showcase will allow visitors young and old to experience gardening first-hand.

With facilities ranging from community allotments to top end research gardens, the Calyx will be at once a catalyst for higher levels of investment and employment and a community resource for the whole country.

In keeping with the rest of Edinburgh's Garden District, the Calyx will be an environmentally friendly attraction. A themed transport system using electric or gas powered vehicles will link the site to the public transport hub at Hermiston. This will provide a sustainable means of access for some of the half million visitors a year anticipated to come to this unique attraction each year.

The Calyx will...

• Be a National Garden for Scotland
• Provide the opportunity to increase the well being of people through healthy living, gardening therapy and 'grow your own'
• Incorporate the successful elements of many of the leading gardens of the world, both in horticultural and educational terms
• Be a 'big classroom' for schools and colleges in Scotland/UK
• Have environmental credentials to push boundaries in sustainability
• Entertain - the project will include art, music and entertainment facilities and events
• Be a world class horticultural experience; a 'centre of excellence' which will evolve over time
• Interact with existing and new households
• Be accessible to all.