AUGUST 2010
Dawn photography at the beautiful walled garden at Abbotsford in the Scottish Borders.

MAY 2010
Shooting again in Portugal. Locations include the gardens at the Palacio dos Biscainhos in Braga and the Palacio de Queluz outside Lisbon.

APRIL 2010
One of Sheila's Russian-themed images ('Domes in Red Square') has been licensed by Child Aid to Russia and the Republics for use as a greetings card. See www.childaidrr.org.uk/cards.htm#christmas cards

DECEMBER 2009
One of Sheila's photographs has won a prize in a photography competition organised by David Austin Roses. The image, of Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll', came top in the category 'English Roses are fragrant'. See www.davidaustinroses.com

NOVEMBER 2009
The Scotland Russia Institute in Edinburgh is now stocking some of Sheila's Russian-themed gift cards. The Institute is located at 9 South College Street, Edinburgh. Website is www.scotlandrussiaforum.org

JULY 2009
Sheila's photograph of peonies and foxgloves at Kew Gardens (see Gallery) has won an 'early bird' prize in this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. See: www.igpoty.com

JUNE-JULY 2009
Shooting in a variety of locations in Russia, including Spasskoye-Lutovinovo, the country estate of the writer Ivan Turgenev.

MARCH 2009
Shooting on location in Portugal. Subjects include the gardens of the episcopal palace in Castelo Branco and the botanical gardens at Coimbra.

FEBRUARY 2009
Sheila has been invited by City of Edinburgh Council to shoot a photographic portfolio of its three major gardens – at Princes Street, Saughton and Lauriston Castle – over a 12-month period. The resulting images will record the work that goes into planting and maintaining the gardens, and show how their appearance changes with the seasons.