Queen’s Park Glasshouse
Posted by Peter Batty. Date: May 16, 2023.

Have you visited the Queen’s Park glasshouses recently? It’s well worth a visit – the planting is looking great, lush and colourful. It’s also warm and dry – and there’s a toilet! The opening times are: Monday to Thursday: 10.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Friday: 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 10.00 a.m. […]

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Scottish Poetry/Rose Garden – ‘The Dig’ – Sunday 26th February, 5th March, 12th March, 19th March, 2-4 pm. 
Posted by Peter Batty. Date: February 23, 2023.

Thanks very much to volunteers who managed along to cut-back/clear up round the wee building on Langside Avenue.  A great response; we got everything done within two hours. We’re planning to plant the new rose bushes mid-March and over the next four Sundays 15 large holes need digging in preparation for the rose bushes.  It’d […]

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First volunteering session of 2023 – Sunday 19th February 2-4 p.m.
Posted by Peter Batty. Date: February 10, 2023.

The Bothy, Langside Avenue, (down from Langside Halls, Shawlands), 2-4 pm    We’re kicking off our first session of 2023 with cutting back hedges/shrubs at the small bothy building on Langside Avenue.  It’s the wee building just down from Langside Halls with the colourful mural (you’ll have noticed it’s difficult to actually see the mural […]

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Children’s Green Gym
Posted by Peter Batty. Date: November 13, 2022.

FoQP has been working with Glasgow City Council over the last months for installation of children’s green gym equipment. Happily it’s now installed. Located opposite the existing adult equipment (Balvicar Drive entrance) for all the family to enjoy.

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Scottish Poetry/Rose Garden – Sunday 20th November, 2-4 pm
Posted by Peter Batty. Date: November 12, 2022.

Moving into winter, most rose bushes now looking a bit sorry for themselves.  We’ll focus on cutting back bushes and dig out some of the old ones.   If you’ve some free time, please come along and join in. Don’t worry if you haven’t been before, you’ll just get the easy jobs to do! Parks Dpt. […]

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