Poisonous Plants in the Ornamental Garden In-Person
Poisonous Plants in the Ornamental Garden -
Monday, September 24 from 7:00-8:00 PM
For Adults
*Registration opens September 10*
Many of our favorite ornamental garden plants are poisonous and some have fascinating histories. You may be surprised to learn that there are poisonous plants growing in your garden. Master Gardener John Nelson, from Cornell Cooperative Extension, will discuss a common shrub whose pollen produces toxic honey, the "Tree of Death", a popular perennial used for chemical warfare by the ancient Greeks, the native plant that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother, the "Queen of Poisons", and a plant whose seeds were used for a Cold War assassination. Some common-sense precautions for growing these plants in your garden will be provided.
- Date:
- Monday, September 24, 2018
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Penfield - Braman Room
- Library:
- Penfield Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Adult Program