If you wheeze and sneeze when you set foot in the garden, just think about sex — plant sex, that is. “What people don’t realize is that many plants are either male or female,” says Tom Ogren, pollen expert and author of Allergy-Free Gardening: The Revolutionary Guide to Healthy Landscaping (Ten Speed Press, 2000). “Male plants produce huge amounts of pollen, the biggest … [Read more...] about Allergy-free gardening
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Scented snapdragons
It recently came to my attention that certain snapdragons (and perhaps all, to some extent) are deeply scented. This is news to me. I’ve grown snapdragons, but not noticed any perfume in classic tall Rocket or fully double Madame Butterfly hybrids, or any of the dwarf Little Darling group. Perhaps my receptor is damaged. (I picture myself with bent antennae.) This revelation … [Read more...] about Scented snapdragons
