As it looks like we might actually be able to have get out in our gardens year, always be mindful of what your puppy or dog is eating when left alone in the garden. It's alarming how many things can harm them.
Ensure your garden is a safe environment for pets by carefully monitoring the types of plants present. Keep an eye on evergreen plants in the garden as they can be toxic to dogs.
Below is a list (though not exhaustive) of things to keep a watch out for.
Extremely toxic:
- Clematis armandii - a single leaf may kill a small dog
Range from mildly toxic to deadly poisonous:
- African violet (leaves)
- Amaryllis (bulbs)
- Angel's trumpets
- Datura or brugmansia
- Arrow grasses
- Autumn crocus
- Azaleas (leaves)
- Bluebells
- Box (leaves)
- Buttercup (entire plant)
- Castor bean (leaves and seed)
- Christmas rose (leaves, root)
- Chrysanthemum
- Clematis arnamdii (entire plant)
- Columbine or aquilegia
- Daffodil (bulbs)
- Daphne
- Dumb cane or dieffenbachia (leaves, stems)
- Elder (leaves, root, bark)
- Flak
- Foxglove
- Fritillary
- Glory lily
- Glorisa superba
- Hemlock
- Holly (berries)
- Horse chestnut (nuts, leaves)
- Hyacinth (bulbs)
- Hydrangea macrophylla
- Iris (roots)
- Ivy (entire plant)
- Laburnum (leaves, seeds)
- Larkspur (leaves, seeds)
- Lily of the valley
- Lobelia
- Lupin (leaves, seeds)
- Mistletoe (berries)
- Monkshood
- Morning glory (seeds, roots)
- Nightshades
- Oleander
- Philodendron (leaves)
- Poinsettia (sap)
- Poppy (unripe seedpod)
- Potato (green skin and sprouts)
- Primrose (leaves, berries)
- Privet (leaves)
- Rhododendron (entire plant)
- Rhubarb (leaves)
- Snowdrops
- Spurge
- Euphorbia
- Star of Bethlehem
- Ornithogalum
- Sweet peas
- Walnut (green hull juice)
- Wisteria (pod, seeds)
- Yarrow (achillea)
- Yew (entire plant)
