Parents who lock their medicine cabinets to prevent their children being poisoned often unwittingly overlook another danger: toxic plants in the garden.
It's a warning that's especially important for small children, who often play outside at this time of year and have a tendency to put things in their mouths.
The list of toxic plants is long, but some of the most serious poisoning dangers are foxglove, death camas, yew trees, castor bean, hellebore, Jimson weed, oleander, water hemlock and mushrooms, according to the B.C. Drug and Poison Information Centre.
