Former Beechgrove Garden presenter dies aged 89

Former The Beechgrove Garden presenter Jim McColl has died astatine the property of 89.

The much-loved presenter hosted the fashionable gardening programme connected BBC Scotland for 41 years, from erstwhile it began successful 1978 until 2019.

In a connection confirming his decease connected Tuesday, McColl's household paid tribute to the "husband, dada and grandad".

They added: "He volition beryllium hugely missed not lone by us, but by his friends, colleagues and a federation who helium shared his passionateness for gardening with implicit 4 decades astatine The Beechgrove Garden."

Geraldine McCartney, acting manager of BBC Scotland, praised his "expert gardening proposal and wisdom" connected the show, which was produced by autarkic institution Tern TV.

The presumption volition aerial Jim McColl At 80 adjacent month, celebrating the beingness and times of the gardening writer who was calved successful Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.

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Ms McCartney said: "Loved by viewers crossed the nation, he'll beryllium particularly missed successful the north-east, wherever helium was a much-cherished portion of the BBC Scotland and Tern TV teams for galore years.

"Our thoughts are with Jim's family, friends and colleagues."

Harry Bell, managing manager astatine Tern TV, said McColl had a "spring successful his step, a twinkle successful his oculus and a benignant connection for each folk".

He added: "You'll beryllium just missed, Jim. You were a section leader archetypal and a Scottish nationalist treasure next.

"Thank you for your immense publication to gardening, broadcasting and steering truthful galore of america connected life's muddy paths."