Say It With Poison
Wednesday 10 October 2012
Lecture Theatre 8W 1.1
Down in the garden, something deadly lurks. Several people who stood between the gardener and a large inheritance have died horribly. Could it be that they have all been poisoned with the plants and flowers that grow there? Many have been used throughout history as part of the murderer’s stock-in-trade, both in fiction and real life, so should you be on your guard against “herbaceous murder” as the gardener welcomes you in for what might be your very last garden tour? It’s time to Say It With Poison as we investigate murder most floral!
For more lectures, see the full Autumn 2012 GULP programme.
Mr Russell Bowes
Mr Russell Bowes is a freelance garden historian and was awarded the University of London Diploma in Garden History in 2000, since when he has been lecturing on subjects as diverse as the life and works of “Capability” Brown and Sir Joseph Paxton, the history of the tulip, 18th and 19th century follies and the symbolism of plants and flowers in fine art. He regularly lectures for the National Trust (both at individual properties and for Members Associations around the country), and has also spoken at the Imperial War Museum, Blenheim Palace, the Eden Project and the National Portrait Gallery and several times on the Bath GULP lecture series. He is a keen practical gardener with an interest in historic plants, and has studied extensively at the Museum of Gardening in London.