Tag: poisonous plants

Business
Dangerous plants and how to manage them
Poisonous plants are not always easy to locate. While most poisonous plants tend to be green-leafed vines, some are attractive plants that go unnoticed.
June 28, 2018
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Business
Poison watch: Keeping an eye on children and pets
With summer approaching & the outdoors becoming more desired, landscaping is now a priority. Before using those pesticides you should see if they're safe.
May 22, 2018
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Business
Toxic yew plants will not be banned in Idaho, officials say
Idaho officials considered banning certain species of yew plants as noxious weeds and has now decided to not create the rule. Details on Total Landscape Care!
August 30, 2017
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Design-Build
Idaho debates statewide ban on toxic yew plants
Recent big game deaths from yew has caused some to call for the yew plant to banned completely from Idaho. Read more on Total Landscape Care!
May 17, 2017
Japanese yew is one of the toxic landscaping plants Idaho is debating about banning. Photo: F.D. Richards/Flickr
Business
Ten poisonous plants to keep away from your clients’ pets
When getting ready to install planting project, be sure to check and see if the homeowner has cats or dogs that run free in the yard as some plants are toxic.
April 6, 2017
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Design-Build
Invasive plant species results in unintended consequences
Monrovia has their bamboo listed as bird-friendly; however, this bamboo is everything but friendly. Get the details on this bamboo on Total Landscape Care!
March 7, 2017
Cedar waxwings are one of the few North American birds that specializes in eating fruit. It can survive on fruit alone for several months. Photo: Kelly Colgan Azar/Flickr
Design-Build
Lethal plants blossom in England’s Poison Garden
Healing gardens and the host of remedies they hold have been around since the Middle Ages, but have you ever heard of a poison garden? After visiting the Medici poison garden in Italy, Jane Percy, the Duchess of Northumberland, decided to create a garden that held an array of deadly plants. This famous garden can […]
September 26, 2015
Within Alnwick Garden, its Poison Garden is sealed behind black wrought iron gates. Photo: biddenhamgardnersassociation.org
Safety
Safety watch: Dealing with poisonous plants
The incident: Asked to clear an overgrown area of a large estate, a landscaping crew removed trees and underbrush using chainsaws and a chippe…
September 16, 2008
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