Floral Artist

NZ Truth, Issue 1187, 30 August 1928, Page 6

Floral Artist

THEY think of more than haggis and 1 baubees m Dunedin. To the good folk of the southern city, health and beauty are not bought over the chemist's counter. No, sir;- not while the Dunedin | Botanical Gardens are only a penn^ section away — or, should we say, awa'? Dunedin's gardens are justly, famous. Restful vistas of trees and flowers meet the eye, while little terraces and tiny bridges add a distinctly Florentine atmosphere. Of course, such beauty does not happen of. ils own accord. There is every evidence of a master mmd — the work of a man who combines 'artistry with a love for the simplest bloom. Of course, you know at once, we are referring to D. Tannock. ■,' ' . . For many a year, he has kept Dunedin's wonderful gardens m their present state. To him, we owe the Rhododendron Dell — a place that mere type cannot describe; then there are the roses?, those velvety lawns and a hundred nooks of rare delight. When you visit .the Dunedin Botanical Gardens and see Tannock's handiwork, you may well recall the words of the poet- who truthfully wrote: "Nothing useless is, nor low, Each thing m its place is .best. And what seems but idle show Strengthens and supports the rest."