The family of the man that died want to believe it is just because he handled it. I suspect there is a much sadder reason. He knew what it was and he would have had to have ingested it.
I didn't see this latest news story but I thought an open verdict was recorded. I know people like to have answers after a sad incident such as this but sometimes there are none.
To go back to the OP's original question, gardeners on here seem to be aware their plants are poisonous - what sort of response are you getting from your clients Trevor?
Again, it's all about perspective. All sorts of native and ornamental plants are poisonous if ingested and then there are the ones that cause nasty rashes and stings - nettles, sticky bud, euphorbia, rue.......... That doesn't stop us growing yew or foxgloves and I can't see any legislation or rules keeping nettles at bay.
Then there's the danger of tetanus if you get some soil microbes in an open wound and being maimed when using a chain saw without observing safety rules or falling off a ladder when trimming trees or cleaning gutters.
With the right tools and the right safety precautions - ie common sense - gardening and gardens are as safe as any other pastime or job and are unbeatable for the pleasure they give and the calming effect on the soul. Great therapy for all sorts of problems from grief to depression, positive benefits to education and behaviour in school gardens and a joy to be shared with family, friends and neighbours.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I've got lots of nastys in the garden. The one that hurts me most are brambles, followed by hawthorn and nettles. I do my best to keep brambles under control, but blackbirds keep planting more.
Well I now know that all the horticultural guys that read this column are well aware of the risks involved in having a clump of Monkshood in their flower beds!
My concern at the outset was for the people who grow it as a pretty flower, which it is, and do not know the risks. So will all you knowledgeable gardeners please pass it on, thank you very much.
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The family of the man that died want to believe it is just because he handled it. I suspect there is a much sadder reason. He knew what it was and he would have had to have ingested it.
Sad for the man, the family and the effect it has on other people
In the sticks near Peterborough
From The Poison Garden -
Aconitum does not cause multi-organ failure and it certainly does not take ten days to be lethal, if a large enough dose is involved.
Nathan Greenaway did not die because of Aconitum napellus. It is as simple as that.
http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/blog2/blog250615.htm
I didn't see this latest news story but I thought an open verdict was recorded. I know people like to have answers after a sad incident such as this but sometimes there are none.
To go back to the OP's original question, gardeners on here seem to be aware their plants are poisonous - what sort of response are you getting from your clients Trevor?
Again, it's all about perspective. All sorts of native and ornamental plants are poisonous if ingested and then there are the ones that cause nasty rashes and stings - nettles, sticky bud, euphorbia, rue.......... That doesn't stop us growing yew or foxgloves and I can't see any legislation or rules keeping nettles at bay.
Then there's the danger of tetanus if you get some soil microbes in an open wound and being maimed when using a chain saw without observing safety rules or falling off a ladder when trimming trees or cleaning gutters.
With the right tools and the right safety precautions - ie common sense - gardening and gardens are as safe as any other pastime or job and are unbeatable for the pleasure they give and the calming effect on the soul. Great therapy for all sorts of problems from grief to depression, positive benefits to education and behaviour in school gardens and a joy to be shared with family, friends and neighbours.
I've got lots of nastys in the garden. The one that hurts me most are brambles, followed by hawthorn and nettles. I do my best to keep brambles under control, but blackbirds keep planting more.
The only good poison I haven't got is deadly nightshade.
I can't get it to germinate
In the sticks near Peterborough
Steady on Verd - you're already creating a ****storm on that climate thread....
Brambles are a real b*****. Biggest danger here in my garden is from feral children...
Thorn in my side....
That joke was worthy of you
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Well I now know that all the horticultural guys that read this column are well aware of the risks involved in having a clump of Monkshood in their flower beds!
My concern at the outset was for the people who grow it as a pretty flower, which it is, and do not know the risks. So will all you knowledgeable gardeners please pass it on, thank you very much.