- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: June 30, 2011
In a 1,500-word stream of consciousness, Bakersfield Magazine gardening writer Lynn Pitts warned her readers about the dangers of certain "toxic plants."
Sprinkled among personal experiences, trivia and witticisms, Pitts presented the 10 most common toxic plants found in local gardens: Oleander, tomatoes, potatoes, rhubarb, delphinium, boxwood, pyracantha, fig, foxglove and castor bean.
Among her words of wisdom:
- Oleander cuttings shouldn't be disposed of in green waste cans.
- Almost everything on tomato and potato plants are poisonous, expect the tomato and potato.
- Rhubarb leaves are...
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