Plants as privacy screens

Isn't ivy also very poisonous? And seriously, I have never heard of a cat or dog dying from yew poisoning, and children can be explained that. I keep wondering how we managed to grow up before. Today this is poisonous, that is dangerous, and in the car, children are better buckled up than a Formula 1 driver...

I guess dogs or cats would probably eat fewer leaves, although that couldn't be ruled out with our dog either. With small children, however, I would be afraid that they would eat the deadly berries. Even if your own children stick to it and don't touch the berries, what if children come to visit?

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Sabine

Then I assume that the children are raised by their parents or I keep an eye on them and tell them that as well. I’m not a doctor, but it probably won’t be the case that a child eats kilos of berries and leaves and then falls dead on the spot, but rather just gets a stomach upset? Apart from that, back in the day we were in the forest almost every day, despite poisonous mushrooms, berries, etc., we all grew up fine and that without a cell phone to call for help. I don’t know anyone who back then died from berry poisoning. I only once had a bad stomach upset when I ate a lot of green apples from a tree.

Is ivy not also very poisonous?

Rather moderate. Contact can cause a rash. Some produce berries, in which the poison is quite concentrated, so you shouldn't eat them. And ivy salad in quantity would also not be recommended.

With yew, just eating a few needles is enough...

Rather moderate. Contact can cause a rash. Some develop berries, in which the poison is quite concentrated, so you shouldn't eat them. And ivy salad in large amounts is also not recommended.

With yew, consuming just a few needles is enough...

But you really have to come up with that idea first

The thing with the yew is also not an achievement of modern times. Entire herds used to perish because of it. And such beautiful red berries also have a great attraction for small children. I definitely would not want that in my garden.