Here in Nebraska we often get calls about “this weird thing that’s all over my mulch” after a rainy period in the summer and whether or not it will 1) hurt their plants, 2) poison them, or 3) some other horrible outcome they’ve dreamed up. But the fact is, not only are ...
Personally, I think it’s much more likely that the British Percy would know and be inspired by British Ian Fleming’s British spy novel and its famous Garden of Death (even if it were supposedly in Japan) than she would have been inspired by an actual, but non-poison, garden in Italy...
Peonies are rarely troubled by pests or diseases, but here’s an easy, poison-free way to make sure yours stay that way. We do it every fall. 1. Don’t wait. Cut them down early enough that the leaves are still green. If you wait until they’re dry and brittle, they’ll be muc...
a few days before the official publication date. Attendees got to listen to the author talk about the book and what inspired her, get their books signed, and then undertake a private, out of hours tour of the Poison Garden.
It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; ...
“synthetic” remedies are dangerous. True, many chemicals do pose a risk to human, plant, animal, and environmental health but many do not. Just like not all natural substances are safe. Poison ivy, anthrax, botulinum, and cyanide are all natural and cause everything from a skin rash to...
“I brought this bag full of poison ivy leaves. You won’t object if I rub it all over you? I’m not particularly bothered by it, so you shouldn’t be either.” The smokers nearly rioted when the legislature passed the “no smoking in restaurants” law. Funny, they didn’t object ...
The Roman naturalist, Pliny the Elder, described how cyclamen tubers and roots were used to poison fish. Cyclamen tubers are poisonous to people, too, and cause violent diarrhea and even death if eaten raw...note to self...lay off the cyclamen tuber snacking. People in the Near East, ...