Healing Herbs in the City
Medical herbalist Julia Cook takes a short stroll around the city centre, showing the current medical uses of both familiar weeds and more glamourous garden plants, ending in a normally-locked urban wildlife garden with a fantastic range of healing plants.
This golden hop adorning a lamp in the
Old Town is also a healing herb
Tour Details
When: |
Saturday 25 September, 11.00 am Group bookings are welcome at any time of year. |
Where: |
Meet outisde The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE. see map |
Details: |
Tour lasts approximately two hours, and covers up to one mile walking on pavements and good tracks; there are some steep slopes, steps and a wooden boardwalk. There will be lots of stops to learn about individual plants. We finish in Johnston Terrace. |
Cost: |
Cost: £10 'turn up and go' |
Group tours: |
If you'd like to book a group tour at a time to suit you, please phone 0131 444 1725 or email jean@greenyondertours.com Ask us about our special rates for groups of 10 or more. |
updated 26 August 2010