The next Friends of Queen’s Park volunteers work session is on Sunday 18th June, 2 to 4 p.m. We’ll be meeting again at the small/wildlife pond. There’ll be a variety of perennials to plant and some pretty heavy-duty digging too. Our new plants need a lot of help in this dry weather and a couple […]

Checking the original planting plan – not 100% reliable – against photographs and descriptions online it’s possible to name 3 out of 4 them with some degree of certainty. Looking N, the top left and right-hand beds. The rose with the open pink and white flower is Mary, Queen of Scots. In front of these […]

What a great turnout. Thanks to everybody who came along to the pond on the 21st May. We planted a lovely selection of informal/’cottagey’ perennials that should do well at this site, including: At next month’s session, Sunday June 18th we hope to plant more of the same plus a few extras such as periwinkle, […]

Glasgow City Council have partially opened the Park’s Glass House. The current opening times (as of 16th May 2023) 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. to 3.30 p.m.

Last session we made good progress on the raised bed overlooking the wildlife pond, where we’ll return to it on Sunday 21st May 2023 between 2 and 4 p.m. Our plan is to weed it and plant it up with cottage-garden style perennials, annuals and bulbs that are appropriate to the site. And, importantly, are […]