How to Avoid Hay Fever Plants in the Landscape

Posted By: ethernum; Category: Health; November 3, 2008

Author ethernum;

Many people suffer from hay fever. There are certain plants that can exacerbate the symptoms of allergies. Here are

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One way of lessening allergy problems is to avoid planting the plants that produce the most irritating pollen. Trees, being the largest plants, dust the air with the most pollen. If you suffer from allergies, you may want to think twice about incorporating the worst offenders in your garden.

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TREES Acacia, alder, ash, catalpa, Chinese elm, mesquite, pine, sycamore and walnut are some trees to watch out for. Some other trees have male and female forms so if you only plant the female plants, there will be no pollen to irritate nasal passages. Olive, cottonwood, poplar, aspen, sumac, willow and California pepper are trees with high pollen producers in the males.

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GRASSES Grasses and sedges are wind pollinated so they are likely to be irritants. People with pollen allergies will not enjoy having an ornamental grass garden and will do better with smaller lawns.

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SOME OTHER GARDEN PLANTS Artemisia, privet, bottlebrush, cattails, junipers and aster also rate high on the allergy-irritant list.

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There are a number of weeds that are also allergens (ragweed being one of the most well-known), so keeping your garden and surrounding areas well weeded will also help. Wind-driven pollen can travel long distances, but keeping your immediate environment low on pollen producers should lessen the impact of pollen allergies.

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