Synopses & Reviews
THOMAS LEO OGREN has a master's degree in agricultural science and is the creator of the Ogren Plant Allergy Scale (OPALS). He is a former landscape gardening instructor, nursery owner, and gardening radio show host. Ogren's interest in allergy-free gardening started because his wife, his mother, and his sisters all suffered from hay fever and asthma.
Synopsis
Breathe Easy with This Groundbreaking Gardening Guide
If you are one of the millions of people with allergies or asthma, this totally unique book shows you how to avoid plants that trigger allergies and to create a garden that will actually protect you by trapping pollen and cleaning the air around you. This revolutionary approach combines the best of horticulturist Thomas Ogren s previous books Allergy-Free Gardening and Safe Sex in the Garden into a full-color guide, including hundreds of new and updated plant listings and photographs.
Ogren s innovative system for combating allergens is based on the crucial matter of plant sex. By replacing troublesome male plants in your yard with pollen-blocking female pollen screens, allergy sufferers can reduce or eliminate their symptoms. More than 3,000 plant listings are included, accompanied by an easy-to-use allergy ranking scale of 1 to 10. With many new pollen-free plants to choose from, as well as clearly marked worst offenders to avoid, this is the ultimate resource for home gardeners and professionals alike who want to build healthy, safe, and beautiful gardens that everyone can enjoy."
About the Author
This revolutionary approach to combating allergens combines the best of Ogren's previous books--Allergy-Free Gardening and Safe Sex in the Garden--into a new full-color package, including hundreds of new and updated plant listings and photographs. In the past ten years, allergy and asthma rates have continued to increase dramatically around the world. An estimated 50 million Americans (1 in 5) suffer from asthma and allergies--more than diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's. Thomas Ogren's innovative system is based on the fact that only male plants, which are over-planted in gardens and civic landscapes, produce pollen. By raising public awareness and by removing or replacing troublesome plants in your yard with pollen-blocking females and other pollen screens, allergy-sufferers can reduce or eliminate their symptoms. More than 3,000 plant listings are included and graded 1 to 10 according to OPALS, the plant-allergy ranking system created by Ogren and now used by the United States Department of Agriculture.