Mural (2026)

KMG

     The mural depicts a blackbird with the words "unheard, unseen" - a reference to the  poet and nature writer Nan Shepherd, one of the university's first female graduates. KMG is a Scottish artist whose public artworks are inspired by Celtic folklore. She created this artwork as part of Nuart Aberdeen, who say KMG's "work is created to celebrate, revive and reclaim the mythologies and history of oral story telling that are often overlooked and forgotten".

Gate (c. 1902)

Adams (Glasgow)

     This gate was found abandoned in the University grounds in the 1970s and restored to use in its present location. It was made by wrought-iron manufacturers Adams of Glasgow.

Tree of Life (1998)

Keiji Nagahiro

     This sculpture was commissioned by the Friends of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the garden's founding in 1898 by Anne H. Cruickshank.

Bench (2024)

Nigel Ross

     This functional sculptural bench was a private commission and donated to Cruickshank Botanic Garden as a living memorial. It was commissioned to remember Juliet Robertson who was a freelance internationally recognised exponent and practitioner of outdoor education. She regularly used the Botanic Garden for training and teaching purposes. Juliet Robertson died in 2025. The bench is now a memorial piece.