The link between Laburnum and schools is that many schools had one in the playground; it is a good urban tree, though you have many, many trees of it in farm hedgerows too. Apparently when fence posts were not available in the War, laburnum branches were used instead (can this be true?) and they took root.
I digress. Laburnam seeds in tempting (at least to primary-school children) pods are very toxic. Yet I have never heard of children being poisoned. Training children never to eat anything in the garden unless they check with an adult first is the way to go.
That never stopped us pinching peas, strawberries and raspberries from the garden though!
Greetings Mike and thank you. You certainly are a most welcoming bunch.
Hmm i fear you have already been beaten to it. There seems to be quite a few poisonous plant lists out there already But well why not? Just one more wouldnt go amiss. You may even find one that nobodys even thought of
Anybody watching The Magic of Mushrooms on BBC4? Fascinating stuff and some of those mushrooms make even the most poisonous of plants seem like boiled sweeties.
I agree Keyser, I've not read the book but I've looked through his website before and like the no nonsense and no hysterics approach he has to poisonous plants
privet is also highly poisonous, but councils up and down the land used to give it free to tenants of new houses. Back in the day when councils were allowed to build houses.
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Don't tell Michael Gove - that'd keep his Education Budget down
I'll get my coat ......................................
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Strange? We used to get the strap at school as punishment
Pray tell, whats the Laburnam and schools link? artjak mentioned it too.
The link between Laburnum and schools is that many schools had one in the playground; it is a good urban tree, though you have many, many trees of it in farm hedgerows too. Apparently when fence posts were not available in the War, laburnum branches were used instead (can this be true?) and they took root.
I digress. Laburnam seeds in tempting (at least to primary-school children) pods are very toxic. Yet I have never heard of children being poisoned. Training children never to eat anything in the garden unless they check with an adult first is the way to go.
That never stopped us pinching peas, strawberries and raspberries from the garden though!
Ah the pinching peas strawberries and raspberry days. I remember them well.
It seems as the labernum has a well deserved place in our history then. Must say im impressed with everyones knowledge so far.
The message is quite clear though. I`ll be planting a clematis at the next opportunity (and whatever else takes my fancy) I spit in the eye of danger
I wonder if the buy 1 get 1 free deal is still on?
Greetings Mike and thank you. You certainly are a most welcoming bunch.
Hmm i fear you have already been beaten to it. There seems to be quite a few poisonous plant lists out there already
But well why not? Just one more wouldnt go amiss. You may even find one that nobodys even thought of 
And Mike's list might just be more interesting and readable than some others ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Anybody watching The Magic of Mushrooms on BBC4? Fascinating stuff and some of those mushrooms make even the most poisonous of plants seem like boiled sweeties.
I've just come across this book which seems quite apt!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Is-That-Cat-Dead-Questions/dp/1846244250/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398580279&sr=8-1&keywords=that+cats+dead
Having been to the poison garden at Alnwick a few times myself it looks like it may be a good read.
I agree Keyser, I've not read the book but I've looked through his website before and like the no nonsense and no hysterics approach he has to poisonous plants
privet is also highly poisonous, but councils up and down the land used to give it free to tenants of new houses. Back in the day when councils were allowed to build houses.