3 November 2018

Deadly Garden


beautiful blue skies
So much to do but what to do first?  Chop apples for the freezer, hem the new curtains, weed the garden?  Beautiful blue skies so the garden won and I went outside to pull a few weeds.  I noticed some big white loops in the sky and realised that the Red Arrows from the local RAF base were practising their tricks - a grandstand view from my very own garden.  The base is due to close in 2022 so, sadly, the Red Arrows will be moving from this area.

Rick enjoying the garden

Paul has been working hard to tame the compost mountain that we inherited with the bungalow.  He has divided it up neatly into three different pens and also filled the plastic Dalek containers.  We are surrounded by trees here so there is a huge amount of leaf compost.



The unidentified flower in the garden looks like it might be Monks Hood or Wolf's Bane.  Apparently this is one of the deadliest plants in the UK.  I shall desist from eating it and will use thick gloves if I need to handle it.




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  1. Yorkshire Pudding3 November 2018 at 17:14

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  2. Yorkshire Pudding3 November 2018 at 17:15

    Apparently wolf's bane can also be known as...
    badger's bane
    bearbane
    foxbane
    women's bane
    queen of poisons
    blue rocket
    harebane
    St Christopher's herb
    You should consider secretly storing some wolf's bane in a little jar - just in case Paul fails to follow instructions. Then another name might be added to the list - Sue's bane!

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    1. Sue4 November 2018 at 07:22

      Paul already calls me the bane of his life.

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  3. The Weaver of Grass3 November 2018 at 17:47

    It might or might not be deadly but it certainly is a beautiful blue.

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    1. Sue4 November 2018 at 07:20

      I'm glad I found out it's toxic before I handled it.

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  4. Chris3 November 2018 at 22:10

    Hope Rick doesn't get into the deadly stuff!

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  5. Carol Caldwell4 November 2018 at 11:55

    Oh my goodness, that is scary. I have just googled and read how toxic this is. I am now uncertain if this the plant is the same as in our garden because we bought it from a garden centre in the spring. I am sure something so toxic wouldn't be on sale. When gooling it, it does look the same, with the same flower and foliage. I will keep researching and in the mean time will avoid touching it.

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  6. Carol Caldwell4 November 2018 at 12:17

    I have continued research on this plant and it makes scary reading about how toxic it is. I then asked if it could be bought at a garden centre and the answer was that it could which I find amazing! We have decided that to be on the safe side we are going to remove it. Using gloves my husband is digging it up. I just don't want the worry of it. It is amazing the things you find out from blogs!

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    1. Sue4 November 2018 at 15:10

      I'm not sure if we will keep it or not, it does seem to be quite a toxic plant.

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    2. Carol Caldwell4 November 2018 at 16:39

      See what you made me do, LOL. We have our young grandchildren to stay so decided not to take any chances and as we only planted it in spring it was easy to remove. It is no longer "Carol's mystery plant"!.

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