- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Ten Speed Press (1 Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1580081665
- ISBN-13: 978-1580081665
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 2 x 22.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 626,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With allergy problems reaching alarming, epidemic levels, horticulturist Tom Ogren sets out to investigate the role that urban landscaping plays in this urgent health crisis. What he discovered was startling: The vastly disproportionate cultivation of all-male plant varieties produces large amounts of intensely irritating airborne pollen. This extensively researched, comprehensive, plant-by-plant reference alerts gardeners and helps them make landscaping choices that can drastically reduce their exposure to harmful allergens. Complete with alphabetical entries of basic planting information, growing zones, and allergy ratings.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I am an experienced landscaper and horticulturist and I think this book will have a huge impact on all of gardening. It is obvious that our present day landscape plants are causing a great amount of allergy. This book is the first to clarify the garden plant-allergy situation. Overuse of male clones has left our cities bombarded with an excess of allergenic pollen. Ogren, the author of this fascinating book, has uncovered a wealth of new female plants, plants that will not cause any allergy. The photos in the book are good, the line drawings are clear and useful, the writing is strong, and the information is deep, unusual and altogether always helpful. I see this book having a large impact on all urban areas and in particular on the health of the readers who are clever enough to buy a copy of this excellent new book.
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Hi, I'm John Banks, a retired brewer from Ceritos, California. Relief at last! An Exceptionally fine Book! I like to garden and I spend a great deal of time outdoors. I also have allergies, worst in the spring and summer. I met the fellow who wrote this book at the LA Arboretum one day last year and he sent me a copy of the manuscript before it was actually printed. Wow! This book is full of information you just can't find any place else. I made some major changes in my own yards after reading this. Got rid of a bunch of male plants and replaced them with females. This book is the only one that lets the reader know exactly what to use and what not to use. Already this spring I noticed that I'm not having nearly the allergy I was having last year, and I'm sure the changes I made are what did it. I've never gone to the trouble to review a book before but Allergy-Free Gardening is so useful I felt like I just had to write one. If you have allergies or your family members do, check this book out. Actually, if you have friends who have allerguies ( and nowadays who doesn't?) I'd be sure to tell them about it too. You'll be doing them a real favor. One last thing, Ogren wrote this book so it would be useful anywhere in the world. It covers all the kinds of landscape and garden plants grown in the US, in Canada, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, the tropics, all over. It's a very thourough, readable book.
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This book is really useful even to someone like me who knows little about gardening. It has full and detailed listings of which plants are and are not suitable for pollen allergy sufferers which has been very useful in deciding what to plant.
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This book is a Treasure!
I enjoyed the eye-friendly organization. For the layman--- the rating system, the illustrations, and the clearly representative (as well as beautiful) photos are very helpful. Read more
Published on 29 July 2000
I Love this Book! It has helped my family already.
I'm the mother of three small children and two of them have allergies. I am very impressed by this book! It is beautiful, well organized, and easy to use. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2000
Create Your Own Allergy-Free Yard!
I'm the mother of three small children and two of them have allergies. I am very impressed by this book! It is beautiful, well organized, and easy to use. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2000 by Mary Rose
A Must Read for Every Serious Gardener!
Allergy-Free Gardening, "A revolutionary guide to healthy landscaping." By:Thomas Leo Ogren
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