LOW-ALLERGEN
VILLAGE GARDEN
HOW DO YOU CREATE A GARDEN PACKED WITH FLOWERS, TREES AND SHRUBS FOR A CLIENT WITH AN
EXTREME HAY FEVER ALLERGY?
Bramley Apple Garden
Design discovered
that with careful
plant selection and
consideration to
both hard and soft
landscaping, it is
possible to design a
beautiful garden that
can be enjoyed all year
round, whilst reducing
the amount of airborne
pollen which triggers
hay fever and asthma.
Pollen is transferred from male to female parts of the
flower usually by wind or insects. Airborne pollen is
particularly fine and is carried freely in the breeze.
The pollen that’s picked up and deposited by insects
is generally stickier and heavier and less likely to
irritate. As a general rule wind-pollinated plants
should be avoided and opt instead for flowers where
insects have to search for nectar such as trumpet
shaped blooms or double rather than single flowers.
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Landscape & Urban Design Issue 34 2018