More Gardens and Health Celebrations

Wednesday 26 June, 2019

Continuing our Gardens and Health campaign, several more volunteers across the country opened their garden gates and hosted a local community group to come and enjoy a visit and the benefits that gardening and garden-visiting can bring.

Visiting Volunteers in Argyll

Monday 17 June, 2019

Last week Julie, our Volunteer Manager, was visiting Argyll for the first time. She was hosted and looked after by Yvonne, the Area Organiser, who took her to visit some of our lovely garden-openers and their gardens. Here’s how she got on...

Gardens and Health Week 2019

Thursday 23 May, 2019

We celebrated Gardens and Health Week May 11th -19th

QNIS Chief Executive Clare Cable reflects on her visit to The Garden of Cosmic Speculation at Portrack

Tuesday 14 May, 2019

QNIS Chief Executive and Nurse Director Clare cable reflects on taking time out during the weekend to visit the Garden of Cosmic Speculation at Portrack

Mr Lowry with his Rose friends

Wednesday 18 July, 2018

Judging the roses for the City of Glasgow International Rose Trials.

Mr Lowry in Wester Ross

Tuesday 10 July, 2018

Wildflowers, native plants and Inverewe Garden with Mr Lowry

Mr Lowry in the Dean Gardens

Tuesday 3 July, 2018

Mr Lowry and family, including our chairman, enjoy some proper 'chill time' in the lovely Dean Gardens, tucked away in the middle of Edinburgh's city centre.

Mr Lowry at home

Thursday 7 June, 2018

It's early June and our chairman's dog, Mr Lowry looks ahead to his next garden visit to Dean Gardens, Edinburgh

Mr Lowry visits Tyninghame House and The Walled Gardens

Tuesday 5 June, 2018

Mr Lowrys, our Chairman's whippet, explores the grounds and walled gardens at Tyninghame House, and finds the storyteller in the garden!

The braw lad, Mr Lowry the Chairman's whippet, in the snow

Thursday 15 March, 2018

It's early June and our chairman's dog, Mr Lowry looks ahead to his next garden visit to Dean Gardens, Edinburgh

Update from Mr Lowry

Wednesday 28 June, 2017

Well readers what a blistering hot spell that has been, I don’t know about you but I am glad it is over. I was knackered just hiding in the shade, lying on the cold paving, I even got a nice …

Mr Lowry's visit to Clayfolds, Kincardineshire, 25 June 2017

Tuesday 27 June, 2017

I love this time of year around mid summer; long days, nice early mornings - up with the lark shaking ‘The Team’ out of bed, for my early morning walk! Hee, hee, that keeps them on …

Mr Lowry's visit to Portrack, Garden of Cosmic Speculation, 30th April 2017

Tuesday 9 May, 2017

Ka-boom, Zoom and Wham we arrived! Not on the other side of the universe as I first thought was going to happen but having travelled through the hills via Elvanfoot and Durisdeer we were in an …

Mr Lowry's visit to Megginch Castle, Perthshire, Easter Day

Wednesday 19 April, 2017

Easter Sunday hopefully a day of rest and recuperation for me after all yesterdays hard work in the garden helping the ‘Team’ with the weeding, pruning, planting and mulching. You know …

Mr Lowry's visit to Lawton House, Angus, 12th March

Tuesday 14 March, 2017

Lawton House, Angus & Dundee. East of Scotland. Snowdrop Festival. Sunday 12th March 2017. Aah! Sunday morning, long lie in, big stretch, oooohhh, oohhmmnnnnn. Hang on, ‘The

Mr Lowry's visit to Kailzie Gardens, Peebles, 26th February

Tuesday 28 February, 2017

Into the car again! I love it, but wonder where we are going this time? They, my owners David and Kate never really tell me you know, yes they chatter and try to include me, but sadly I don’t …