A little while ago I was having a discussion on a landscaping scheme. I
wanted something a little more interesting than the usual suspects. Every
time I suggested something it was pointed out it was poisonous. Eventually I
suggested they plant an edible garden consisting of nettles, docks,
dandelions, ground elder, and bitter cress.
It was at this point that it dawned on me that the things we plant in our
gardens to brighten and enrich our lives are, by and large, poisonous. The
things we spend our time trying to rid our gardens of are edible.
Have we got it wrong
I'm not aware of children, dogs, or farm animals coming to much harm through
eating poisonous plants. Usually a lot would have to be ingested to make
someone ill, and we just don't eat that much.
Charles Bennett
Landscape Architect/Tree Officer
Economic Development
Carlisle City Council
Civic Centre
Carlisle CA3 8QG
Direct Dial: (01228) 817535
Email: charlesb@xxxxxxxxx.gov.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Edmund Hopkins [mailto:Edmund.Hopkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.gov.uk]
Sent: 23 March 2012 15:16
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: RE: Poisonous Plants
Now that is a killer observation
-----Original Message-----
From: Liam McKarry [mailto:Liam.McKarry@xxxxxxxxxxx.gov.uk]
Sent: 23 March 2012 13:54
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: RE: Poisonous Plants
Bet they still plant Daffodils, Iris, Hyacinths and Crocus
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