A garden that is safe with children and a dog
Which plants drop out of a plan when a child or a dog uses the garden, and why.
In Verdlo, safety is not a footnote under the plan. Tell it that children or animals use the garden and severely toxic plants never enter the plan at all, while the ones that can upset a stomach carry a warning that names the plant.
Left out when children use the garden
English yewTaxus baccata
Hicks yewTaxus × media 'Hicksii'
Cherry laurelPrunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'
Japanese azalea 'Kermesina'Rhododendron (Japanese azalea) 'Kermesina'
Lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Left out when a dog uses the garden
- English yewTaxus baccata
- Hicks yewTaxus × media 'Hicksii'
- Cherry laurelPrunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
- Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'
- Japanese azalea 'Kermesina'Rhododendron (Japanese azalea) 'Kermesina'
Ornamental onion 'Purple Sensation'Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'- Lily of the valleyConvallaria majalis
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
The rest the plan keeps in mind
- Thorns: roses and barberries are not planted under a window or along a path people run down.
- Allergens: birch and ornamental grasses carry a note, because anybody living with hay fever knows why.
- Running roots: not a danger to health, only to a lawn, but it is flagged too.
- Water: a pond in a garden with a toddler is a decision no software should make for you.
The list of toxic plants is long and does not end with the Verdlo catalogue. If somebody has eaten part of a plant and feels ill, call your emergency number; take a dog to the vet with a piece of the plant.
