Foxglove

Jaimsieboy | 20:11 Fri 15th Jun 2012 | Home & Garden

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A large Foxglove plant has suddenly appeared in my garden.
I read they are poisonous... does anybody know how to safely remove them and would I need to wear any special equipment like goggles or a visor when doing so.

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RATTER15

As long as you leave it alone it will be fine, just dont eat it!

Prudie

Only poionous if you eat them. They're beautiful, leave it where it is.

rsvp

I have a garden full of them - they are lovely - just leave them alone.

Tilly2

No, just pull it up. Or leave it. The bees like them and they are lovely flowers.

ladybirder

Beautiful plant much loved by bees and insects. Count yourself lucky to have it. It will self seed and you will get more in the years to come if you leave it. Enjoy it.

johntywino

Real cottage garden flower "Digitalis" they make heart pills with them...They are £2-3 each in the garden centres, so hang on to it and transplant the seedlings next year...

diddlydo

I take it that your question was a wind-up?

shaneystar2

Goggles ? lol...I've got loads of them .Beautiful at the moment ....
http://i50.tinypic.com/fm8cya.jpg

B00

Awww, you spoilsports, we could've had some fun here!

If we'd played our card right, we could have made the OP wear one of these to dig it up.

http://www.semmco.com...tectiveClothing/1.jpg

But oh no, you had to be all sensible didn't you?

Spoil all my fun!

<wanders off in a sulk>

Grandma_Yiddo

Leave it where it is,bees love them.