The Not So Friendly Allergy Plants For Your Garden

  I have to admit that I always look forward to Spring.  It means Summer is almost here and we can finally look forward to warm weather and spending more time in the beautiful outdoors.  Unfortunately it also means seasonal allergies.

So if you like to garden or just want to add some allergy friendly plants around your home you can absolutely plant wisely.  You can help control your immediate environment and help avoid planting something that may aggravate your allergies.  Something I rather like to avoid!

Try to avoid plants that have a strong sent and/or produce airborne pollen.  Instead choose plants that are pollinated by insects or birds.  If you are allergic to mold as I am I would also suggest avoiding the use of bark mulch and the compost pile.   

 

Some of the Plants you might want to avoid if you suffer from allergies:

• chrysanthemum, daisy (numerous varieties) 
• Sunflowers  (there are some pollen-free verieties)
• buttercup
• Aster 
• Queen Anne’s lace, 
• Alyssum 
• painted daisy
•  Japanese cedar
• purple coneflower
•  lilac
•  lavender
• Dahlias
• Chamomile
• wormwood
•  tarragon
• Pee-gee and oak leaf hydrangea
•  Japanese cedar
• Alder
• Ash 
• Aspen 
• Beech
• Birch
• Box Elder
• Cedar
• Chestnut
• Cottonwood
• Elm
• Hickory
• Juniper
• Maple
• Mulberry
• Oak
• Pine
• Poplar
• Willow
• sedge grass
• Bahia  grass
• Johnson  grass
• Bermuda  grass
• Reed Canary  grass
• Kentucky Blue  grass
• Orchard  grass
• Sweet Vernal  grass  
• Velvet  grass 
• Timothy grass

                                              

                  Next Week:  Allergy Friendly Plants For The Garden

Source:  "Low-Allergy Plants for the Garden" by Allergic Living

                http://allergicliving.com/2013/03/14/plants-to-avoid/

               Allergy Friendly Plants: Tips For Making Gardens Allergy Friendly

              http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/accessible/allergy-friendly-gardens.htm

               A Guide To Spring Gardening, For Allergy-Sufferers

           http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/26/gardening-spring-allergies-_n_5206186.html