What happened to enjoying nice fields of flowers? We've suddenly skipped to hazardous gardens.
This is the beautiful greeting you receive upon approaching the gates of the Alnwick Poison Gardens.
The garden was given to the Duchess of Northumberland as a means of keeping her occupied. What she did was create an absolutely astonishing garden.
To add a bit of spice to the garden, she implemented a poisonous element. Her reasoning behind this was to show that plants don't only heal, they can also kill.
I'm not quite sure why someone would want to visit a poisonous garden, but it's open to the public.
As a result of the hazardous plants within the gardens, visitors aren't allowed to touch, smell, or taste the plants. Just one whiff can cause you to lose consciousness.
While the plants there are definitely cool, I think pictures are as close as I'll be getting to this place.
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