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Drew Swainston

These Garden Design Tricks Can Reduce Pollen Exposure – 5 Ways to Minimize Allergies Without Compromising on Flowers

Agapanthus, hostas, and other blue flowering plants in containers at the Chelsea Flower Show.

The fear of triggering allergies shouldn’t mean that anyone needs to give up on spending time in their garden. You can enjoy a space by implementing a few design choices to lessen the amount of windborne pollen you are exposed to. If you want to know how to reduce pollen in the yard, here are five ways to do it.

The key areas to reducing pollen exposure are being selective about plants and where you place them. Those that rely on insects for pollination are perfect low-pollen plant swaps for wind-pollinated ones. You can also place hedges or fences as barriers to stop pollen in your or a neighboring garden from drifting to seating areas or entrances.

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