Garden Book Club ‘…Plants That Kill, Maim, Intoxicate..’

What to Expect in Our May Book of the Month

• The green and black cover of ‘Wicked Plants: The A-Z of Plants That Kill, Maim, Intoxicate and Otherwise Offend’ may give you a clue as it conjures up feelings of foreboding and danger.
• Details of two hundred of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations that could scare the worried gardener.
• ‘The ‘unfathomable evils’ of the plant kingdom and the presentation makes it an enticing read’ according to Eden Magazine
• Expect a light readable book that is based of good knowledge by an author with several similarly authoritative books to her name

Wicked Plants: The A-Z of Plants That Kill, Maim, Intoxicate and Otherwise Offend by Amy Stuart

Who Wants to Read ‘ Wicked Plants That Kill, Maim, Intoxicate…. ‘

• If you plant to visit the poison garden and Alnwick this book is an interesting precursor.
• Those with young children or a predisposition to be concerned about health and well being will not be comforted but will definitely be better informed.

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Sundry gardening books
Poisonous Plants in Great Britain (Wooden Books Gift Book) by Fred Gillam

Quick Thoughts of the Month
The more we learn the less we realise we know:
The Yew is poisonous yet it is in the forefront of the fight against cancer.
Toadstools are perceived as bad whilst mushrooms have had a much better press.
Everything in moderation, eat or drink too much and everything even water can be fatal.
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