Have they gone completely daffy? No more daffodils

Any child young enough to even think of eating daffodils should surely be supervised by an adult. If a child is old enough to not need adult supervision then they'd not normally start eating daffodils anyway. I've always grown daffodils in my garden, never told my children not to eat them, none ever did.
That council has ivy growing on the walls around that play area, better rip it down quick smart in case children start munching on it.

What about daisies, clover and dandelions? All of my DGC (maybe not so much the 8yo now) arrive with these picked for granny or mummy. They have never tried to eat them - ever! Maybe you can but I wouldn't want to. They also pick the daffodils that have blown over or come off - again never contemplated eating them! We don't allow them to pick the daffodils as they are there for everyone to appreciate although I have even seen adults picking them - maybe for food!! We also have lots of crocuses planted in the public grassy areas - the birds eat them - quick get the vet!

I’d say the same as you Rosie. A child small enough to try to eat a flower would be very young (under 3?) and the parent should be supervising him/her. Anyone over that age would not think about eating a flower and would hopefully also have been told not to pick them.

'A council cut down and removed 1,000 "poisonous" daffodils from a recreation park (Old Roselyon Play area in St. Blazey, near St. Austell).' Daily Telegraph 6.4.2022. The council was advised , doesn't say by whom, not to have daffodils in the play area as all parts of the flower can be dangerous.

Which implies the action has been taken.

Actually, it implies that your news is out of date:

Note: A previous version of this story said St Blaise Town Council had cut the daffodils which it has denied. We apologise for any distress or confusion caused.

www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/st-blaise-town-council-cuts-6902983

Bit of a misunderstanding there, I think about the true story of door chopping
There was only one person upset, the rest found the story very funny indeed.
It was a source of much hilarity

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I certainly did! And so must loads of other posters. Boy - did it run!

Ah yes the SNP.
I think the wheels are coming off that particular bus....

Is this thread about daffodils still ?

Urmstongran

^Bit of a misunderstanding there, I think about the true story of door chopping^
There was only one person upset, the rest found the story very funny indeed.
It was a source of much hilarity

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I certainly did! And so must loads of other posters. Boy - did it run!

Ah yes the SNP.
I think the wheels are coming off that particular bus....

Oh I did love that thread. One of my favourites! So funny! ??

Clearly not. Rehashing an old thread.

Cornwall live news says the Council will not dig them up but they were instructed after an inspection not to plant any more.

As 'cut down and removed' is the past tense I think it is a reasonable assumption on the part of the reader that the deed has been done.

eazybee

As 'cut down and removed' is the past tense I think it is a reasonable assumption on the part of the reader that the deed has been done.

So we don't believe the unimpeachable Cornwall Live when they say they got that bit wrong?

ShazzaKanazza

Just another example of our nanny state. Unbelievable!!

I think when councils do things like this, it's not so much the "nanny state" as fear of being sued.

Picture the scenario; mother with kids in the play area absorbed by the contents of her iPhone (not picking on any demographic, most people have iPhones)... her youngest digs out a bulb and eats it and is taken to hospital. Said mother doesn't say to the media, "it was my fault, I wasn't watching her / him", instead she blames the council for putting poisonous plants in a children's play area - and is encouraged to sue them by a family member.

It happens. If we are being 'nannied', it's because of the irresponsible behaviour of some sections of the population. I'm sure the council would rather plant the bulbs and just let them spread.

The classroom door cutting in Scotland was an absolute classic!
In fact maybe it should go under the Classics heading on here so we can re-read and enjoy anytime we need a good chuckle!

I will look out for another ‘you couldn’t make it up’ gem. There are bound to be some aren’t there?!

What about daisies, clover and dandelions?

We used to suck clover flowers when we were at school, Elaine, they are sweet.

If any children are on GN ? DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!

Daisies are for making daisy chains and dandelions are known as pis-en-lit because the leaves are a diuretic.

The trouble is that these days we live in a compensation culture society so anyone in charge of places where people congregate have to cover themselves for the most ridiculous and unlikely scenario in case they get taken to court and fined a huge amount of money which could be better spent elsewhere. Crazy but true.

I never actually knew daffodils were poisonous. I love them, but it wouldn't occur to me to eat them.

I remember eating hawthorn leaves which were called bread and cheese. Didn’t taste a bit like it! Presumably not poisonous as survived childhood!

My grandson who’s 7 is currently nibbling our grape hyacinth! Bit of a panic but googled it and they are edible. Phew!!

25 Avalon, I grew up eating "bread and cheese", it never did me any harm. Also used to suck the nectar from clover petals, ate elderberries, and chewed on the crunchy part of grass stems till someone pointed out that dogs had probably wee`d on it!

Daft is the word. If people waste time on this kind of nannying they haven't got enough to do and could be dispensed with. It undermines teaching personal responsibility. If these idiots had their way we wouldn't have Wordsworth's famous poem.

When did parental responsibility end!

Grantanow

Daft is the word. If people waste time on this kind of nannying they haven't got enough to do and could be dispensed with. It undermines teaching personal responsibility. If these idiots had their way we wouldn't have Wordsworth's famous poem.

Daffadown Dillies
My mother always called them dillies.

Wallflowers were gillies.

I’ve got to say my ‘supervised’ granddaughter managed to nibble a daffodil and was very sick! She’s just two and can move like lightning when it suits her! I don’t think that she’ll do it again…….

brrilliant!