Garden Myth: You Shouldn’t Compost Rhubarb Leaves
By Larry Hodgson As you harvest your rhubarb (Rheum × hybridum) stalks this spring, you’ll find many websites warning youContinue Reading
Category: Poisonous Plants
The Toxic Plants Garden: A Halloween Discovery
A toxic tree, poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix), rises above the Toxic Plants Garden in its striking Halloween colors. Photo: JardinContinue Reading
Please Don’t Eat the Oleander!
Don’t even think of eating any part of an oleander. Photo: Clip Art Library, Wpclipart & Pngitem, montage Laidbackgardener.com Apparently,Continue Reading
Are Bean Seeds Edible?
Bean seeds come in a wide range of colors and sizes. Photo: cooperroadcsa.blogspot.com Question: I was a bit slow harvesting myContinue Reading
The Plant That May Have Driven Vikings Berserk
Vikings in a state of uncontrollable rage terrified settlements throughout Western Europe from the late 8th to the early 11thContinue Reading
Are Apple Seeds Really Poisonous?
Ill.: www.pngitem.com & clipart Station, montage laidbackgardener.com Hello Laidback Gardener, You’re pretty good at investigating myths having something to do with plantsContinue Reading
Houseplants That Won’t Poison Kids or Pets
Ill.: clipart-library.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog The following plants are considered non-toxic for humans, dogs and cats and can therefore be safelyContinue Reading
Poisonous Plants: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Just because it’s pretty and deliciously scented doesn’t mean a plant isn’t poisonous. The lily of the valley, very toxic,Continue Reading
Can You Compost Black Walnut Leaves?
Black walnut leaves (Juglans nigra). Photo: Lucid, flickr Black walnut (Juglans nigra) and, to a lesser extent, other walnuts (Juglans spp.),Continue Reading
Touch-me-not Plants
Some plants have the ability to cause contact dermatitis (an unpleasant skin reaction). Sometimes just simply brushing against the plantContinue Reading