Sneeze-Free Garden
If you have allergies, you don't have to avoid gardening. Just follow this advice for low-allergen plants and gardening times.
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For people with allergies, gardening can be a challenge, but if you know what to plant and when, you can have a sneeze-free garden. The first thing you have to do is figure out what you're allergic to. It might be certain flowers, grass, trees or shrubs, or it might be certain pollens. Only an allergist can tell you for certain.
Grass is one of the biggest offenders when it comes to allergies. Replace lawns with paths of mulch, stone or gravel. If you really want grass, get someone else to mow it.
And remember, pollen counts seem to be lower in the afternoon, so that's the best time to garden. If it's windy, definitely stay indoors, but do take advantage of those cloudy, still days because that's when you'll breathe a lot easier.
When picking out plants and flowers, stay away from those, like alyssum, that are fragrant; generally they stimulate a sneeze-fest. Some good sneeze-free plants include impatiens, hosta, astilbe, snow-on-the-mountain, scabiosa, columbine, viola and ajuga.
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