Kelly House

15/06/2026

Foxgloves are both a poison and a cure.

Poison in the Garden

Open every Sunday & Monday until 13th July 1030am to 430pm

POISON:
A substance that is capable of causing illness or death of a living organism if consumed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.

Discover the perilous side of an English Country Garden!

Over 60 plants are labelled with their histories, uses, and poisonous natures. All can be found in garden centres or in the wild.

£6 Entry supporting
Children's Hospice South West
members are free
2 for 1 .

13/06/2026

Which plant is not on our poisonous plant list?

Blackcurrent sage
Monkshood
Courgette
Elder
Foxglove

Find out at Poison in the Garden

Open every Sunday & Monday from 12th April until 13th July 1030am to 430pm

POISON:
A substance that is capable of causing illness or death of a living organism if consumed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.

Discover the perilous side of an English Country Garden!

Over 50 plants are labelled with their histories, uses and poisonous natures. All can be found in garden centres or in the wild.

£6 Entry supporting Children’s Hospice South West
Children's Hospice South West
Historic Houses members are free
2 for 1 BBC Gardeners' World Magazine

06/06/2026

31/05/2026

Laurel gives off hydrocyanic fumes every time it is cut. So transporting cuttings from trimming your hedge in an enclosed space like a car with ac on may lead to unconsciousness and you crashing your car.

One of our visitors said he ended up in the hospital after collapsing with breathing difficulties while chipping laurel.

NOT all men can smell almonds, which can warn you of the presence of cyanide gas.

Poison in the Garden

Open every Sunday & Monday until 13th July 1030am to 430pm

POISON:
A substance that is capable of causing illness or death of a living organism if consumed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.

Discover the perilous side of an English Country Garden!

Over 60 plants are labelled with their histories, uses and poisonous natures. All can be found in garden centres or in the wild.

£6 Entry supporting
Children's Hospice South West
members are free
2 for 1

29/05/2026

Get tickets from https://www.hahumah.co.uk/the-scarlet-pimpernel

We are lucky to have returning this year with The Scarlet Pimpernel, after last year's fabulous performance of Around the World in 80 Days.

We are looking forward to the show at 7.30 on Sunday 5th July. Bring your own picnic and chairs and enjoy an evening of fun.

(Their acting is a lot better than my voice over!)

16/05/2026

Poison in the Garden

Open every Sunday & Monday from 12th April until 13th July 1030am to 430pm

POISON:
A substance that is capable of causing illness or death of a living organism if consumed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.

Discover the perilous side of an English Country Garden!

Dog are welcome on leads

Over 60 plants are labelled with their histories, uses and poisonous natures. All can be found in garden centres or in the wild.

£6 Entry supporting
Children's Hospice South West
members are free
2 for 1

Over 60 plants are labelled with their histories, uses and poisonous natures. All can be found in garden centres or in the wild.

£6 Entry supporting
Children's Hospice South West
members are free
2 for 1

Poison in the Garden

Open every Sunday & Monday from 12th April until 13th July 1030am to 430pm

POISON:
A substance that is capable of causing illness or death of a living organism if consumed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.

Discover the perilous side of an English Country Garden!

Over 50 plants are labelled with their histories, uses and poisonous natures. All can be found in garden centres or in the wild.

£6 Entry supporting
Children's Hospice South West
members are free
2 for 1

15/05/2026

I was once told at a foraging talk that if it was hairy, it wasn't scary. They were wrong!

Rough Chervil is very hairy, more than cow parsley. The warning of the spotted stems does not appear until later in the plant life, so it is not a reliable feature to use as identification.

Other Umbellifers to familiarise yourself with if you are planning to eat any of this family are fool's parsley and cowbane and all the waterdrop worts.

Though rough chervil is unlikely to kill you, you might still end up in A&E.

Poison in the Garden

Open every Sunday & Monday until 13th July 1030am to 430pm

POISON:
A substance that is capable of causing illness or death of a living organism if consumed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.

Discover the perilous side of an English Country Garden!

Over 60 plants are labelled with their histories, uses, and poisonous natures. All can be found in garden centres or in the wild.

£6 Entry supporting
Children's Hospice South West
members are free
2 for 1

11/05/2026

It's lovely to see a slow worm in the garden.