Gardens are usually thought of as places to feed the soul or feed the body. Flowers, shrubs and trees attract us by their variety of colour, scent and form whilst other gardens produce a huge variety of fruit and vegetables. Historically, however, gardens were also pharmacies, providing a range of ingredients for medicines. Many of the plants grown in former times are still to be found in gardens and are still used in herbal medicine, whilst others, such as snowdrops and daffodils, are used as sources of pure chemicals used in medicines. The lecture will explore aspects of some examples of both of these types of pharmaceuticals, both in the past, the present and the future.