The Apothecary’s Garden - How Deadly Plants Became Modern Cures

Step into the greenhouse where history’s most dangerous secrets take root.In The Gentle Inquiry, we pull back the ivy on the thin veil between poison and panacea. Part scholarly deep-dive and part botanical fairytale, this show traces the evolution of healing from the spiritual fires of alchemy to the standardized precision of modern science.Join us for a storytelling-driven exploration of how humanity learned to tame the world’s deadliest blooms. From the toxic roots of the ancient world to the life-saving breakthroughs in today’s pharmacy—and even the symbolic psychology of the plants in our gardens—we distill the history, science, and folklore of the botanical world.