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Climber concerns with dogs

fennor72 · 2017-07-29 16:05:47

Hi there I have a very large shed at the bottom of the garden ( 1800 sq ft) that I was going to cover with some climbing plants, the walls were never plastered so it's not very pleasing to look at. I was looking at Virginia creeper but my concerns are for my 2 dog's. Is it poisonous? The dog's do eat grass from time to…

29-07-2017 04:05PM

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fennor72

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Hi there
I have a very large shed at the bottom of the garden ( 1800 sq ft) that I was going to cover with some climbing plants, the walls were never plastered so it's not very pleasing to look at. I was looking at Virginia creeper but my concerns are for my 2 dog's. Is it poisonous? The dog's do eat grass from time to time but never anything else, but I would be worried maybe about berries falling on the grass.
Has anybody any experience of Virginia creeper and pets? Or failing that any suggestions for a safe climber that would cover such a large buliding

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#2 29-07-2017 04:08PM

Rubberchikken

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We've Virginia creeper and our dog. Never seen her show any interest in it. It doesn't have any berries so no problem there either.
It is a lovely climber and beautiful in autumn when the leaves them. Hth

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