Drs Nancy and Andrew Neil had a medical practice close to Duddingson Kirk in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh. In 1963 they began to develop a garden in a rocky part of Duddingston Kirk Glebe. (A ‘glebe’ is land belonging to a church in Scotland that traditionally the minister cultivated to generate some additional income). They encouraged their patients to help them work in the garden so they could benefit from healthy outdoor activity and the tranquil setting beside the Loch. The garden is now run by a charity. The rest of the glebe is better suited to cultivation and is a community garden.
