How to identify plants in a newly acquired garden?

moneyistooshorttomention

...and, if you are wanting to have a specific book about the more "dangerous" type plants (ie to make sure you havent got them) then check out:

"Wicked plants - the A-Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxiacte and otherwise offend" by Amy Stewart.

If it ain't in there = chances are it's not a problem.

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

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If it ain't in there = chances are it's not a problem.

And if it is, the chances are, it still isn't a problem for most of us.


After all, a book of really problematic plants would be on the thin side.

wantonnoodle

I use an app on Android called Plantifier. This time last year we were in the same boat as you and this app identified a good percentage of our plants. Others were identified through looking in books and talking to friends and family who had gardens.

MrsStepford

Oleander is poisonous. One leaf in a teacup of water is enough to kill a small dog.

Money_maker

BBC Gardeners World forum is good for identifying too.

Blueice

I found an app SmartPlant really useful was in same boat with new house They came back really quickly and told me name of plants and wildflowers (weeds) I just had to submit photographs

ampersand

Wobblydeb - if you're not busy in said new2u garden, the RHS is another great resource:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Search?query=identify%20%20plant
-and, should you have Clubard vouchers to redeem, look at Membership here:
https://secure.tesco.com/clubcard/boost/search-results/rhs?search=RHS
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My preference would be a visit to a GOOD local garden centre, with all your pics.
Hereabouts, in East Anglia, we are fortunate to have Scotsdales, who hold various events and employ a real team of knowledgeable staff who delight in sharing knowledge. It is, after all, in their future interests to do so :-)
Good luck whatever you do - and install water butts early.

[Deleted User]

Here's a good place to join, a gardening forum called Grows On You.
Good for new gardeners to ask questions.
I joined there a long time ago and it's a nice place to visit:
http://www.growsonyou.com/

[Deleted User]

MrsStepford wrote: »

Oleander is poisonous. One leaf in a teacup of water is enough to kill a small dog.

Many, many, plants would be dangerous for one reason or another but that's not a reason to not grow them or remove it from your garden, sensible approaches are all that's required on that topic.

Davesnave

MrsStepford wrote: »

Oleander is poisonous. One leaf in a teacup of water is enough to kill a small dog.

Catsacor wrote: »

Many, many, plants would be dangerous for one reason or another but that's not a reason to not grow them or remove it from your garden, sensible approaches are all that's required on that topic.

Who makes oleander tea for their dog?


Mind you, yappy little dogs are a damned expensive way to annoy the neighbours and Lidl had cheap oleanders in last week.....