19-June London’s Rebellious Shrubs
Summary
Did you know London’s elder shrubs were once nature’s pea-shooters, their muscat-scented flowers flavouring wines and their leaves warding off flies? Or that the Duke of Argyll’s tea plant—a botanical blunder from the 1700s—still hides in wild corners, its berries capable of inducing bizarre symptoms? This month, gardens erupt with vanilla-scented wisteria and mock orange so potent it gave sailors headaches.
What rare Himalayan shrub thrives in Richmond Park? Which plant’s seeds create snowstorms of fluff in June? Return June 19 to uncover the scandals, mistakes, and sensory overload hidden in London’s shrubbery.
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