Michael Brown has an MA in Garden History and is an ex head gardener and college lecturer in horticulture, with a passionate interest in garden history and how gardens were created and maintained. Here he explores the fascinating history of how poisonous plants have been used for generations for healing - and of course for evil ends.

Learn how a pot of Basil helped to conceal a savage murder, and discover the mythical and magical properties ascribed to plants through the ages, in this illuminating and macabre event.

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