Monday, 27 June 2016

THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN

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THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN The world today is vastly different from our world when we were kids. As people moved away from city cent...
Monday, 20 June 2016

Figurative oil painting, Waiting Patiently

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My figurative oil painting of "Waiting Patiently"can be seen in my studio in Dundee. Waiting Patiently is a figurative oil pain...

A FEW FAVOURITES

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A FEW FAVOURITES Gardening is a year round activity with flowers, fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers for the house, winter lands...
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Lady in Red project

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Lady in Red in the High Street Lady in Red is my latest art project painting in oils on board and canvas. The lady in Red is seen in man...
Sunday, 12 June 2016

SUMMER HAS ARRIVED

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SUMMER HAS ARRIVED Summer has made a very welcome return to the Tayside region, and unusually the west of Scotland including Glasgo...
Monday, 6 June 2016

FLOWER SHOWS

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FLOWER SHOWS Flower shows have played a very important role in most gardeners’ lives. This is the place where plants can be seen at...
Monday, 30 May 2016

THE ALLOTMENT WORKOUT

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THE ALLOTMENT WORKOUT Gardening can be an exhausting hobby. As an apprentice gardener we were often used as a source of cheap labou...
Monday, 23 May 2016

LIFE ON THE PLOT

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LIFE ON THE PLOT The gardener’s weather plays a very important role in our activities. Plant growth was running around two weeks or...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016

A DAY IN THE GREENHOUSE

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A DAY IN THE GREENHOUSE April and early May have had more than their share of cold biting winds, but the greenhouse is protected fr...
Thursday, 12 May 2016

TULIPS

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TULIPS This must be one of the best ever years for spring flowering bulbs. In normal years we get a spring flush when a few really ...