Dangerous Plants - Witchcraft's Botanical Magic
A witch’s garden has been portrayed as an intimidating, scary and other-worldly place, full of folklore fascination and superstition. Plants grown and used by witches and their herbal remedies have be...
31 Okt 202449min
Dangerous Plants - The Dangers that Lurk in our Flowerbeds
Psychoactive plants have hallucinogenic properties. They have been used by mankind for thousands of years and still play important roles in culture and religion today. In this episode of Dangerous Pla...
29 Okt 202432min
Travel Tales - Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Gardens by the Bay is more than just a garden. It's a futuristic, innovative space where technology and nature seamlessly blend together, creating an awe inspiring experience for visitors. One of the ...
26 Okt 20248min
Dangerous Plants - Agatha Christie's Poisonous Plants
Deadly potions, poison, murder and intrigue – dangerous plants were used in many of Agatha Christie’s novels. In this episode of Dangerous Plants, Frances Tophill discusses the plants that Christie ex...
23 Okt 202439min
Dangerous Plants - How to Forage and not Die
Toxic plants, deadly fungi and mistaken identity in the hedgerows can all lead to unpleasant consequences. In this episode of Dangerous Plants, horticulturist Frances Tophill talks to UK forager James...
22 Okt 202441min
Travel Tales - Gordon Castle Walled Garden, Scotland
Tucked away in the heart of the Scottish Highlands is a gardening masterpiece: the Gordon Castle Walled Garden. This eight-acre walled garden is one of the largest in Britain and a stunning example of...
18 Okt 20248min
Dangerous Plants - The Cost of Cotton: Slavery’s Legacy and its Environmental Fallout
How has cotton, a soft staple fibre, been dangerous for centuries - and continues to be so? Threatening human life, natural resources and biodiversity, the cotton plant has wreaked havoc over the year...
16 Okt 202458min
Dangerous Plants - The Dark Side of Plant Hunting
Are there plants still to discover and what are the dangers that lurk alongside being a plant hunter? Frances Tophill talks to horticulturalist and author Tom Hart Dyke about what it means to be a mod...
14 Okt 202448min
