Landscape Tips For People With Allergies
LANDSCAPE TIPS FOR PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIES
- Keep lawns mowed shorter to minimize flowering.
- Avoid plants pollinated by wind; use ones that insects pollinate. As a general rule, the more colorful the flower, the safer it will be for you. The colorful blooms attract insects for pollination.
- Keep weeds minimal. They flower quickly and many are wind-borne pollen types.
- DO NOT use power blowers around your home. They move huge amounts of pollen and mold into the air.
- Wash thoroughly, especially your hair and clothing, after working in the yard. This will eliminate a lot of pollen.
Acceptable “Allergy Free” Plants
Trees
- American Redbud
- Kousa Dogwood
- Crabapple
- Newport Plum
- Japanese Weeping Cherry
- Magnolia
- Redspire Flowering Pear
- Colorado Spruce
- Norway Spruce
- White Spruce
- White Pine
Shrubs
- Barberry
- Variegated Redtwig Dogwood
- Cranberry Cotoneaster
- Deutzia
- Rose of Sharon
- Hydrangeas
- Spireas
- Viburnums
- Weigelas
- Boxwood
- Euonymus
- Holly
- Yews
Perennials & Ground Covers
- Butterfly Bush
- Caryopteris
- Iris
- Daylilies
- Ajuga
- Baltic Ivy
- Hosta
- Pachysandra
- Sedum
- Vinca Vine
- Myrtle
- Most Other Perennials
- Generally, anything with a pretty flower that is insect-pollinated
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