Also from a recent issue of the Oregonian, Alnwick Castle, which was "Hogwarts" in the Harry Potter movies, has a Poison Garden. This 2004 article in the Guardian describes the plans for the garden and some of the plants there. The Oregonian's description, three years later, shows that the Duchess of Northumberland was able to make it a reality.
The castle has many attractions. Blackadder and a few movies (in addition to Harry Potter) were filmed there. The website has an informative timeline juxtaposing events relating to the castle with events in Great Britain and elsewhere in the world. The earliest parts of the castle were erected in 1096. Alnwick was the birthplace of Harry "Hotspur" Percy, familiar to medieval history enthusiasts. It sounds like quite a tourist destination now. The castle website is worth a look, if only so those of us who live in this young country can marvel at the idea of living among buildings that are a thousand years old.
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