Have they gone completely daffy? No more daffodils

These council officials get more daft year on year I think they want everyone to stay at home wrapped in cotton wool talk about begin in a nanny state

What do you call it when a report gets published that isn't true, then everybody believes it, then everybody gets really angry about it, then starts calling other people names?

Oh yes. I remember.

Callistemon21

^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.

I used to eat clover as well, and had a go at making dandelion honey during lockdown. It didn’t set, so we poured it over our ice cream. No beds were peed (peeed?) in during the course of this experiment. DH was a bit dubious though, pointing out that the dandelions might have been peed on by the local dog population.

I might try crystallising a few daisies next.

Callistemon21

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

Are they going to dig up all the bulbs?
How many children have been poisoned by ingesting daffodils?

Sorry, but Cornwall Live exist entirely to stir up pointless outrage! I haven't read this particular gem but there'll be at least 3 comments on the thread blaming 2nd hone owners or tourists for this and for everything else!

Oh, interesting!

I just found it when I googled

Daffodils aren't the only dangerous thing that grows. Instead of parents teaching their children of the dangers of some plants the majority of people are to be deprived of the beauty of the golden daffodils?

Has there ever been a case of poisoning by daffodil? No foxgloves, Forsythia, Lupins …

I had a job where I saw a great many death certificates from England and Wales. I have seen a death by daffodil poisoning. An elderly man had confused daff bulbs for onions. Killed him.

I adore daffodils and love to see them. I can't see that the council cut them down. Surely they'd have taken them away. Also it's pointless just cutting the flowers back because the bulbs will burst into bloom next spring.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31176748

So much for all the the wild flowering meadows we are encouraged to plant. Do hope all the planting is being checked out before children are allowed to run and play alongside dangerous plants. Daffodil poisoning- never heard of it. I'm off to put netting round the daffodils,grape hyacinths, primroses tulips
In fact would be quicker to erect an electric fence in case GD eats a plant. Suppose stores won't be selling daffodils now in case they are sued or at least have a danger to health warning on them.

Zoejory

Watch out in your Chinese takeaway now then!

Daffodil poisonings in Britain are not unheard of. In 2012, Bristol's Chinese community was urged not to eat daffodils after 10 people had to be treated in hospital.
It was thought they may have mistaken the green parts of the flower for a chive used in Chinese cooking.

Surrounded by examples of daffodil poisonings, someone says "Daffodil poisoning? Never heard of it"

volver

What do you call it when a report gets published that isn't true, then everybody believes it, then everybody gets really angry about it, then starts calling other people names?

Oh yes. I remember.

I call it the Les Dawson syndrome. Tutting with a neighbour over the garden fence..

Though the name calling is a novel introduction...

(I confess I haven't actually re-read the thread)

Mind you, I've been picking DGS up from nursery this week and today spotted a few bunches of daffodils on the teacher's desk. Obviously end of term gifts from the kids who hopefully didn't nibble any while her back was turned.

Well, a lot of people would get employment in Cumbria cutting them all down. In 2007 one council actually bought and planted plastic daffs near Grasmere because the real ones had already died at Easter.
I wonder what Wordsworth would have to say to this?
If we all look carefully in our gardens we will have poisonous plants I am at the moment trying to grow a wildlife garden to hide a drystone wall and already warned the GC there will be Foxgloves.
When my children were little we lived in a village full of laburnum you just had to constantly warn them not to touch and when little supervise.

Zoejury. I once bought a couple of hyacinth bulbs, and left the bag in the kitchen, meaning to plant them later.
My DH mistook them for onions,(even though they look nothing like them) and added them to the casserole he was making. I thought that it tasted a bit odd, and we both had upset tummies afterwards. Luckily nothing worse.

GreenGran , that’s hilarious, though less funny that you both felt ill afterwards. It’s a wonder Mr GG didn’t notice the lack of strong onion smell as he chopped the bulbs!

I've had children and GC and don't ever recall them eating any flowers.

They should plant some lovely oleanders instead.

Naughty nanna8!!

I did have one but got rid of it when I realised how toxic they are

Skydancer

I've had children and GC and don't ever recall them eating any flowers.

One of mine did eat a slug. Technically half a slug, as she proudly showed me the other half.

She was being closely supervised at the time, of course.

Councils in the South of France plant Oleander in every available space along roadsides, central reservations etc. I had a few shrubs in the garden and would cut the white ones to make a beautiful display in the house. No visitors died!

Our neighbour looked after children with special needs who used to lean over the wall near the oleander bush to chat and I couldn't take the risk.

Niucla97

Daffodils aren't the only dangerous thing that grows. Instead of parents teaching their children of the dangers of some plants the majority of people are to be deprived of the beauty of the golden daffodils?

Don't worry, you won't go short of daffodils in Cornwall! Not only is it a major crop but they've seeded themselves all over the place!

JenniferEccles

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?!

we are not discussing toilet doors on this thread, stop stirring.