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 Attended Horticultural College in Glasgow as a mature Student 1981-1984
Attended Auchincruive College - Garden Design Course
Many Gold and Large Gold medals at Horticultural Shows in the Central Belt of Scotland for displays of hostas plus Silver Medals at RHS Shows in Scotland
Awarded 'Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Medal' by the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society for outstanding service to Scottish Horticulture - 2000
City of Glasgow International Rose Trials 1992-1998
South Lanarkshire Council's School Bulb Growing Competition 1995-2000
Area Judge and Finals Judge South Lanarkshire Council's Best Gardens Competition
Past Vice Chairman Glasgow Evergreen - Committee involved in the organisation of Flower and Vegetable Shows in Glasgow
Past Chairman of Glasgow Cathcart Flower Club
Founder Secretary of the Strathclyde Group of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG) also Treasurer and Newsletter Editor 1983 - 2000
Past Council member, F & GP Member, and Strategy Review Member of NCCPG
Holder of THREE National Collections® of Plants (Anthemis tinctoria, Hosta & Ligularia) 1985-2000
Co-ordinator of the annual UK-wide NCCPG Rare Plant Exchange and Newsletter
Editor of Strathclyde NCCPG Group 1994 - 2000
Member Royal Horticultural Society
Member Philanthes and Ikebana Club, Nicosia
Author of 'The Cyprus Garden' 2005, reprinted 2006, 'The Potted Garden' 2006 and 'The Cyprus Orchard' in 2007
Gardening Feature Writer for Cyprus Sunday Mail from 2003 -
Cyprus Living magazine 2006 -
In Touch Magazine 2006 - 2009
Cyprus Today 2006 -
From 1980 until 2000 the family lived in Kittoch Mill, Carmunnock Glasgow Scotland, where Patricia created a 3 acre woodland garden which became world famous for its National Collections of Hosta, Ligularia and Anthemis tinctoria.
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