Sunday, 24 July 2016

ENJOY THE SUMMER FLOWERS

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ENJOY THE SUMMER FLOWERS Our unpredictable Scottish summer could never make up its mind whether to come or go and garden plants tak...
Friday, 15 July 2016

BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY

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BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY We grow plants for their beauty, and taste when we want to consume them, but all plants have a desire for su...

SUMMER REWARDS

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SUMMER REWARDS A two week spell of summer weather with quite dry conditions followed by a very wet week, was great for plant grow...
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...