Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3230879 in Books
• Published on: 1998-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover

Customer Reviews

Excellent compilation of information I haven't found before
As a new seasonal allergy sufferer, I am interested in finding ways to reduce my symptoms while still being able to spend time outdoors in the garden. This book has shown me the variety of plants growing in my yard that produce high amounts of problem-causing pollens. The book contains chapters on Allergies, Medical Conditions Triggered by Allergies, Inhalant Allergens, Reducing the Allergy Triggers (including strategies for landscaping and re-landscaping), Allergy-Free Plants and Low Pollen Producers (with photographs), Allergy Producing Plants (with photos) and U. S. plant allergy maps for travelers, Photo Illustrations of Landscapes, Replacing Allergy Producing with Allergy-Free Plants (including suggestions for substituting specific allergy producing plants with allergy-free plants that have a similar look and landscape use), and several useful indices and supplements. I highly recommend it to anyone who gardens and anyone who has allergies.

User-Friendly!
I also bought "Allergy-Free Gardening" by Thomas Leo Ogren, but this one is by far WAY more user-friendly! It lists all of the allergy-free plants (shrubs, trees, flowers) near the front of the book, followed by a section on allergy-producing plants. Full-color pictures accompany each listing, and the book even has a section on which allergy-free plants to replace allergy-producing plants. For instance, if you enjoy the look of one particular plant in your landscape but hate the allergies associated with it, you can find an allergy-free version that looks similar to it! A great read; THUMB's UP!!

Allergy Free Living
I work as an Allergy Technician in a very busy ENT/Allergy Practice in Sonora, Calif., and find this book extremely helpful in showing my patients what they are exposed to, and also what not to plant for their own well being. This book is the best that I have ever seen for educating my patients. I understand that Scott Seargeant is working on a updated version and also a book strictly on indoor allergens. I have talked directly with this gentleman and found him to be very knowledgeble and personable. I highly recommend this book to anyone who suffers allergies or knows anyone that does.
Steve Haskill LVN II/Allergy Tech