about greenyonder
greenyonder tours is an Edinburgh-based company, offering tours that bring you closer to people and places you'd be unlikely to encounter otherwise, all on a green theme.
We started in summer 2008 with a range of garden tours which combined small, community spaces with larger, more traditional gardens.
Our strapline is see Edinburgh in a green light. We know there's more to this than gardens alone. So we're delighted to be extending our programme to cover a wider range of green tours, all with the same mission to give you an experience that's local, knowledgeable, friendly, and respectful to the communities we visit.
greenyonder guides
Jean Bareham is the founder of Greenyonder Tours. Jean says: 'I love showing guests all kinds of gardens and green space, whether it's a beautiful historic site, a wildlife garden, or a spot of guerrilla gardening. While researching Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile I became inspired by Patrick Geddes - a century ago, believing that people can suffer from 'nature starvation', he created children's gardens in Edinburgh's Old Town. I've researched some of these spots and will show them in the tour By Leaves We Live - and in On The Edge I'll be showing what communities today are doing to create green gems around the city.'
Jane Corrie is a Research Associate and Garden Guide at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, where she's been employed in a variety of roles for 14 years. She is passionate about opening up the Royal Botanic Garden and has taken tours with groups such as visually impaired people and young people with learning difficulties. Jane has a particular interest in the history of botany and gardening and has recently researched the history of the Botanic Cottage, a little building on Leith Walk that was part of the 18th century Botanic Garden. Jane is the guide in our Hidden Gardens, Hidden History walking tour. Read Greenyonder interview with Jane
Julia Cook is a qualified medical herbalist and horticulturalist who runs Healing Tree, a clinic and apothecary above Roslin Glen. She says 'I see my work as a medical herbalist as part of a life-long wish to link my love for plants with their healing uses. Teaching people to enjoy and use herbs and make simple, healing, traditional remedies is at the heart of Healing Tree’s philosophy.' Julia led the herb walk in Greenyonder's 2008 tour 'Herbs and Healing' and we are delighted she will be leading our new tour Healing Herbs in the City in 2010. Read Greenyonder interview with Julia.
last updated:14 January 2010