Allergen-proof your garden with plant and design choices

Fiann Ó Nualláin looks at how you can allergen-proof your garden in plant and design choices

Breathe easy gardens

ACCORDING to the European Federation of Allergy and Airway Diseases Patients’ Association, over 80 million people in Europe currently have some form of allergic condition. From food intolerance, reactions to pet hairs, sensitivity to ingredients in soaps and shampoos, the predominant life strategy is avoidance of the triggers. When it comes to gardening there are several potentials for allergic reaction.