“He knows quite a lot of the plants and when he had a friend round a little while ago, he did a danger tour of all the poisonous or spiky plants,” Gemma said.
Although this may sound alarming, a number of poisonous plants can be found in ordinary gardens in the UK, with people completely unaware of their dangerous potential.
Serious poisoning by plants is very uncommon in the UK and although some garden plants present a hazard, the risk of severe poisoning, skin reaction or an allergy is generally low, according to the Royal Horticultural Society., external
While the plants originate from around Africa, Asia and South America, the couple don’t have to travel too far from home to source them – using what they call rare and niche plant nurseries and garden centres.
“There are at least two in south Wales who sell lots of exotic plants,” Dave said.
“There is also places in west Wales and north Wales we go to, as well as some in England.”