Stunning garden that hides a deadly secret opens its gates this weekend
From Agatha Christie to Midsomer Murders, hemlock has long been known in mystery stories as a deadly poison.
Ricin from the castor bean was the poison used to murder Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in 1978 when he was jabbed in the leg on Waterloo Bridge, London, with a weapon hidden in an umbrella, whileaAconitum has been used since ancient times as a poison on spears and arrows for hunting.
The poisonous plants and more can be found in a a special garden, open to the public this weekend.
For the gardens at Bryngwyn Hall at Bwlch y Cibau, near Llanfyllin hide a deadly secret.
Lady Auriel Linlithgow has lovely restored the nine-acre garden with its flowers, shrubs, manicured lawns and trees.
