"richis communistas"
Posted on 08/26/2016 8:01:53 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Being a groundskeeper in a garden of a historic castle doesn’t typically fall under the world’s most dangerous jobs category… except when it comes to England’s Alnwick Castle.
The country’s least populated county is home to a collection of some of the world’s most deadly greenery. The property hosts a garden dedicated solely to plants with the power to kill you in a matter of minutes.
According to the Alnwick Castle website, the garden was founded in 2005 by the Duchess of Northumberland with the mission of bringing awareness to the lethal dangers of harmful and illegal drugs. The intoxicating and poisonous plants range from hemlock, to belladonna, to the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.
Great Big Story recently went behind the iron gates and featured a video tour of the garden by a groundskeeper. When asked if he finds the garden fascinating, he replied, half jokingly, “Definitely…it’s a good way to get rid of your life.”
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearlife.com ...
I remember that from the old Clyde Evans grocery stores in Lima. Never tried it, went with the Schaefer’s Light instead. Probably 6 of one, a half-dozen of the other.
Schaefer Light - For The Runner Ups
Blarney Castle in Ireland has a poison garden.
Something right out of Harry Potter.
Go see it after kissing the stone.
"richis communistas"
This woman is only somewhat attractive.
Yeah, but they're hard to keep in the garden.
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