Yard Safety Tips

Since spring is coming I wanted to share another public safety announcement. There are many plants in the yard that are dangerous to your pets.

Here’s a list. It’s long, but if your people think there are any of these plants in the yard have them print this out so they can be on the lookout.

Aloe
Amaryllis
Andromeda Japonica
Asian Lily
Asparagus Fern
Australian Nut
Autumn Crocus
Azalea
Belladonna
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Black Locust
Branching Ivy
Buckeye
Buddhist Pine
Caladium
Calla Lily
Castor Bean
Ceriman
Clematis
Cordatum
Corn Plant
Cycads
Cyclamen
Daffodil
Daylily
Devil’s Ivy
Dieffenbachia
Dumbcane
Easter Lily
Elephant Ears
Emerald Fern
English Ivy
Eucalyptus
Florida Beauty
Foxglove
Glacier Ivy
Gladiolas
Gold Dust Dracaena
Golden Pathos
Heavenly Bamboo
Hemlock
Honeysuckle
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Iris
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimson Weed
Kalanchoe
Lantana
Lily of the Valley
Lupine
Marble Queen
Morning Glory
Mother-In-Law
Mountain Laurel
Narcissus
Needlepoint Ivy
Nephthysis
Nightshade
Oleander
Panda
Peace Lily
Philodendron
Precatory Bean
Privet
Red Emerald
Rhododendron
Ribbon Plant
Sago Palm
Satin Pathos
Schefflera
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Tulip
Wisteria
Yew
Yucca

Also make sure that any fertilizer or pesticides are safe for pets.

Last but not least if you use any decorative fencing in your yard, make sure there are no points on the top that your pets could impale themselves on and make sure if there are holes in the fencing that it’s not something that you pets could get stuck in.

Everybody have a happy, healthy, muddy spring season!

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18 Responses »

  1. What an informative post dear Oskar's mommy!!!!!
    Thanks for sharing with us such an important informations!!!!
    Our puppies are sooooooooooo precious for all of us and we don't want they live dangerous situations in their home!!!!!!
    Thanks a lot dear friends!!!!
    HAve a wonderful weekend!!!!
    WE LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
    Sweet kisses and licks

  2. Great PSA, Oskar – and at the perfect time of year since it's all starting to reappear! Don't worry, mom won't let me eat the crocuses (although I see they are not on the list, hmmm….) or anything else. She's been known to stick her fingers waaaaaay back in my mouth to retrieve things!

    Snorts-
    Brutus the Frenchie

  3. Wow Oskaw
    Thank you fow that list..i don't have a yawd, but you nevew know when i'll be neew those plantses, plus, Mommi's name is amarillis (I hopesince she spells it diffewently fwom the one on youw list, hew kissies awe not dangewoos.

    Oskaw, (blush) thank you fow that lovely compliment you gave me aftew watching my videos, I think you'we awfully handsome
    smoochie kisses
    ASTA

  4. Oh oh is it muddy!!!

    Thank you for the list..oh my…right now there's nuthin' out there but dead grass…

    But we will be keeping an eye out for these other nasty things…

    Kisses, dear Oskar…

    Laciegirlie

  5. Hi, Oskar!
    Sure it is important to know about all those plants!
    I guess this is the first time my mom is thankful for not having a yard!
    Kisses and hugs
    Lorenza

  6. Dear Oskar,
    What a fabulous post, so informative and interesting!
    Thanks so much for this list, you are so intelligent!
    Here we don't have garden, unfortunately but it great to know about those plants.
    Have a nice weekend,
    purrs
    Luna – WE LOVE LUNA

  7. Oh yes, and also please do not put fences around the things that we CAN eat, like broccoli and cucumbers.

    Slobbers,
    Mango

  8. Oskar, you are so WISE. Thank you for the safety tips they will be noted. but our yard is kinda like everyone elses – muddy and dead grass filled. and it's so PAWSOME DUDE!

    Wags and Woofs,
    Mack and Mia.

  9. Hi Oskar – you are always so wise! Hmmm, well, we've always been a bit suspicous of mother-in-law in our back garden but we didn't realise she was potentially lethal, he he he!

    FH knew a doggie many years ago that died from pesticides the local council accidentally put down on the local playing fields – they didn't check the rota and it was applied twice so the dosages were lethal – isn't that awful. Thanks for such an informative post Oskar – FH is a bit worried about letting us outside now though, he he he!

    Schnauzer snuggles – JD and Max.

  10. Man, you have just described our garden. Luckily, we've never even tried eating plants, we're carnivores–plants are for cats.

    Daisy, Kendra and Bella

  11. That's quite a list! Thank you for this most informative post, Oskar! We promise to be very careful in the garden!

    Love ya lots,
    Maggie and Mitch

  12. Thanks for the great tips, Oskar – although my human is so useless with plants, she wouldn't know what any of these looked like – not if they walked up and slapped her in the face! 🙂

    Slobbers,
    Honey the Great Dane

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