{"id":249,"date":"2011-03-05T19:23:59","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T19:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messyblessings.com\/garden\/?p=249"},"modified":"2018-08-06T15:18:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T15:18:53","slug":"in-search-of-a-non-poisonous-vine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/messyblessings.com\/garden\/2011\/03\/05\/in-search-of-a-non-poisonous-vine\/","title":{"rendered":"In Search of a Non-Poisonous Vine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We were going to plant Carolina jessamine<\/a> for our arbor trellis until I read that all parts of the plant are poisonous. \ud83d\ude41\u00a0 Mike and I did some research on our own, but we were having trouble coming up with a viable alternative so I asked a Denton County Master Gardener<\/a> for a recommendation.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, the most important part of the DCMG’s answer was the explanation that most plants are poisonous (or will at least cause a stomachache) if eaten, so teach the kids not to eat plants unless Mom & Dad say it’s okay<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

She also suggested that it might be easier to avoid the most toxic plants <\/strong>rather than trying to get 100% safe plants, and two links were provided for reference:<\/p>\n

(1) a list of common toxic and non-toxic plants from Washington state’s poison center<\/a> (not a complete list), and<\/p>\n

(2) a list of Plants Toxic & Non-Toxic to Dogs<\/a>, with the caveat that there is no guarantee that what is safe for a Briard is safe for children<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Mike and I compared the suggested lists with a list that Mike generated from the Michigan Bulb Co.’s website<\/a>, where you can use their “Plant Digger” to find plants suited for your Grow Zone, and a list generated by the Earth-Kind Plant Selector<\/a> from the Aggie Horticulture website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After all of that, we finally decided to plant Coral Honeysuckle<\/a> in the planter boxes at the bottom of the arbor. Coral Honeysuckle. Hooray! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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