With this book in hand while shopping at your local nursery, you can begin to select plants with a low allergy rating. This will at least limit the pollen production in your own yard. If more people become familiar with the concept of allergy-free gardening, we can begin to lower the air-borne pollen count in our own neighborhoods.
Since I am an indoor gardener in addition to my outside gardening, I went through the plant list and located the main genuses of plants that I collect. These included cactus and succulents, and flowering plants such as African violets, Begonias, and Impatiens. I was very pleased to learn that each of these rates toward the low end of the allergy causing scale.
Recommendation
Education of city planners, the general public, and certainly, landscapers is needed regarding this issue. I feel this news should be front page news in every newspaper in the nation today! Perhaps this book will lead to a public outcry against current practices in plant choices. The situation can be turned around and allergies or asthma would begin declining instead of doubling every decade.
I cannot make my recommendation concerning this book strong enough. It absolutely belongs in every allergy suffer's home, in every doctor's office, at every greenhouse or garden center, and on every landscaper's desk. If even one person in your family suffers from pollen allergies, please visit Ten Speed Press and purchase this book today. You'll be glad you did after you finish reading it. It may well become one of the most dog-eared books in your library. I'm willing to predict that it will be considered one of the most important horticulture books published this year.
