Volunteer gardening session Sunday 18th August, 2 – 4pm
Posted by Calum Tomeny. Date: September 10, 2023.

We’ll be meeting at the small/wildlife pond. No planting, but still plenty of weeding and clearing to do. We’ll also be holding a ‘meet and greet’ with park users to find out their views on the park; what’s good, bad; what changes they would like to see.

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Volunteer gardening session Saturday 7th September, 10am – noon
Posted by Calum Tomeny. Date: September 10, 2023.

We’ll be meeting in the Rose Garden for a final tidy-up before the Autumn, The new roses we planted earlier in the year have bedded in well and many gave spectacular blooms – hopefully they’ll winter well and bloom even more vigorously next year. Thanks to everyone who has helped with the rose garden over […]

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Volunteer gardening session Sunday 15th September, 2 – 4pm
Posted by Calum Tomeny. Date: August 13, 2023.

We’ll be meeting at the small pond to do some weeding and clearing. This will be light exercise – if you have a small trowel or garden gloves please do bring those along – otherwise we provide hoes, weeders, a few snips/secateurs. Whether you’ve volunteered with the Friends before or this is your first time, […]

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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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