Video: Don't Pluck - Kill: Alnwick Poison Gardens in England
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Who among us in childhood did not look at the prohibition signs in parks with resentment, and then stealthily plucked the flower we liked? In principle, there is nothing wrong with that. The main thing is that it does not occur to you to "disturb public order" while walking along the shady alleys Alnwick Poison Garden, which is located in Northumberland (England). The peculiarity of this park is that all the plants here are poisonous, and most of them are used for the production of drugs or tranquilizers.
Marijuana, opium poppies, "magic" mushrooms, coca, foxglove, tobacco and wild lettuce … No, no, this is not an inventory of the consignment of confiscated drugs, but an incomplete list of what grows in this ominous park. In total, there are more than 100 species of poisonous and toxic plants.
The Olnvik Botanical Garden, despite its originality, has a long history: it was opened in 1750, fell into disrepair during the Second World War, and today is reopened to visitors. Since 2000, the restoration of the park has been carried out by the Duchess of Northumberland, inspired by the Italian park Padua, which was used by the Medici to kill their enemies. Originally, medicinal plants also grew in Olnwick Park, but today they are no longer there, so as not to spoil the concept of an ominous and deadly place.
To emphasize how harmful these flora are, there is a warning at the entrance to the park: "These plants can kill." In addition, visitors are always accompanied by a policeman who makes sure that no one comes too close to the flower beds. The garden is kept in order by a constant guard to avoid theft. The management of the garden is confident that by demonstrating dangerous plants that can be found in nature, they draw attention to the problem of drug addiction.
For those who do not like such extreme walks, you need to go not to England, but to Japan. There you can visit Ashikaga Park, where the sea of wisteria blooms, or Hitachi Park, where a carpet of nemophila blossoms in the spring!
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