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to decide what type of bushes or shrubs we wanted in front of the living room windows. We did some research at the garden center and found out that one of the best shrubs to plant is azaleas. While they are everywhere in Florida, I was really trying to avoid azaleas, but we went with then anyway, and they turned out beautifully. Hydrangeas are another good shrub choice for a hypoallergenic shrub or bush.

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The last step for our yard was to decided which type of flowers would go well in the flower bad along the garage. Again, we relied on the Internet, my allergist, and our garden center to make our flower suggestions. They all suggested growing flowers such as daises and snapdragons. Two of the three suggested growing sunflowers. I went with the first flower suggestion and we grew daises and snapdragons. They are a beautiful flower combination in our flower bed and we notice that as we pass the garage, we sneeze less with these kinds of flowers.

The last step for our yard , was that I found out what to absolutely avoid. As mentioned previously, be sure and avoid pecan trees and oak trees. These trees create the most pollen for allergy sufferers and asthma patients. Palm trees are such a staple in Florida, but the allergist said they were not a wise tree choice. Luckily we didn't have any of these trees in our yard. Also, be sure and avoid any type of Bermuda grass or rye grass. We believe our previous grass was Bermuda and this accounted for a lot of my allergy grass problems.

With a lot of work and a little help from your allergist and gardener, you can have a hypoallergenic yard with the perfect grass, shrubs, trees, and flowers. It sure cost us a lot of money to re landscape our yard, but in the long run it is worth it to avoid allergy and asthma attacks. Hopefully if you have allergies and asthma, these suggestions will help you also. It has made a world of difference in my allergies and asthma.

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