Plaque on a wall in Don Street, Forfar, Commemorating George Don, Botanist
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Plaque on a wall in Don Street, Forfar, Commemorating George Don, Botanist
Image: © Alan Morrison Taken: 2 Mar 2009
Dove Hillock or Doo Hillock was a fine nursery that Don set up in Forfar. Born in Menmuir, he trained as a Gardener at Dupplin House and soon began exploring the Highlands for plant species. He published a book Herbarium Britannicum. He became Principal Gardener at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. He later returned to Forfar and his Nursery, where he died.
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