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		<title>Many Reasons To Be Conscious Of High Pollen Flowers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adriana Noton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People all over the world, especially in Canada, have many reasons to be conscious of high pollen flowers that add to their allergy suffering when the temperatures outside begin to rise. Warmer weather means additional allergens and moulds brought on by pollen circulating in the air which comes from flowering plants, trees and shrubs. An individual who is thinking of doing some landscaping in their yard should go with the low or no pollen blooming vegetation and trees to help lower the number of days they suffer from seasonal allergies.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People all over the world, especially in Canada, have many reasons to be conscious of high pollen flowers that add to their allergy suffering when the temperatures outside begin to rise. Warmer weather means additional allergens and moulds brought on by pollen circulating in the air which comes from flowering plants, trees and shrubs. An individual who is thinking of doing some landscaping in their yard should go with the low or no pollen blooming vegetation and trees to help lower the number of days they suffer from seasonal allergies.</p>
<p>In order to keep pollen to a minimum, it is important to recognize male plants from female plants because one pollinates more than the other and will aggregate an allergy sufferer more. Gender of a plant makes a large difference to the pollen an individual will breathe when they are outside. During the flowering process, male plants create more pollen than the female plants.</p>
<p>Considered to be messier, female plants are better for being less pollen producing so therefore these are the types of trees, plants and shrubs people will want to plant in their yards. Male plants create more pollen spores throughout the year causing more allergy sufferers to seek medical help which in the end, costs money. It may be hard to tell which plants are male and which plants are female and help could be in the form of a specialist at the garden shop or nursery. Fruitless or seedless plants are typically male plants but the homeowner would not know this unless they ask. A tree that could be both male and female is the Ginkgo tree from Canada. The female version is the one that a homeowner wants to plant in their yard for less pollen.</p>
<p>Another trick to keeping the pollen from over running the yard is to pick tube or trumpet shaped <a href="http://www.forestofflowers.com/"target='_blank'   rel="nofollow">flowers in London Ontario</a>. The morning glory is one such flower that comes in a variety of colors like traditional white and several hybrids like pale yellow and lavender.</p>
<p>Chrysanthemums are a pollen-free variety that are available at garden shops for planting around a house to help keep pollen away from the homeowner and their family and they look good too. Other flowers that should go in the flower beds that are low-pollen are tulips, sunflowers, poppies, peonies, zinnias, clematis crocus, nasturtiums, daffodils, impatiens or begonias.</p>
<p>For a yard with fewer flowers and more shrubs and trees, a low-pollen and free-pollen versions would make a yard look nice. They include crabapple, cherry, peach, pear, some maple, magnolia, juniper, plump, ash, redbud and the female version of the yew or maple. In addition, to limit pollen around the house, a homeowner could plant various red berry versions of holly.</p>
<p>Consider planting blooming flowering plants that attract butterflies rather than bees because butterflies carry less pollen than bees and other insects.</p>
<p>A Boxwood tree has an extremely allergenic flower, however, if it is pruned back yearly, it will keep it from flowering every year and a homeowner could plant this lovely tree in their yard without the worry of pollen invading their air.</p>
<p>Plant fungus or moulds and black spots from shrubs, flowering plants and trees replicate themselves through spores traveling through the air and is the main cause of allergies in people. To avoid this, ask a gardening expert at a plant store or nursery to help identify those vegetations that are prone to diseases and stay away from them. Because if a plant gets a disease, the spore&#8217;s means they travel by air so the air around the plant is toxic.</p>
<p>There are many reasons to be conscious of high pollen flowers in many parts of the world, especially Canada where they have different blooming plants at different times of the year. By implementing a few, or all, of these tips into a landscape, allergies will be less bothersome this year and every year.</p>
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		<title>Causes, Signs And Therapies Of Poison Ivy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca G Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The poison ivy plant is a common one that is found in most parts of the world. There are two forms of the plant. The one type grows close to the ground and looks like a weed. It is usually present among other plants and grows to heights of about three feet. The other type is a vine which would normally grow up the trunk and branches of a tree.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The poison ivy plant is a common one that is found in most parts of the world. There are two forms of the plant. The one type grows close to the ground and looks like a weed. It is usually present among other plants and grows to heights of about three feet. The other type is a vine which would normally grow up the trunk and branches of a tree.</p>
<p>It contains oil which remains on the skin upon contact and since the plant contains the oil in its stems, leaves, flowers, berries and roots, the chances are high that you will be infected and break out in a red, very itchy type of rash.</p>
<p>The oil will make contact with your skin by you touching the plant. If you touch any clothing or shoes that have touched the plant, it will affect you. Any gardening tools that have come into contact with the plant which has oil on it will also have an effect. Sometimes pets will retain the oil on their body hair and this can affect you. You can also be affected if you burn the plant as the oil which comes out of the plant will be carried within the smoke.</p>
<p>An eruption will appear within 48 hours after your skin has been in contact with the plant&#8217;s oil, but there are instances when this takes a few days to show up. If you transfer the oil to other parts of your body through touching your skin, the rash may well become bigger and spread over a larger area of your body. The rash and the blisters are not infectious as the plant oil will already have been taken in to your skin or it will have been washed off the skin. Scratching the eruption may cause infection if there is any dirt under your fingernails and this will cause sores to form. The blisters will begin drying up within a few days and then the eruption should start to go away. This time period is dependent on the severity of the allergy.</p>
<p>As soon as you think you may have come into contact with poison ivy, use cold water to clean the area. The use of cold compresses and taking cool baths will have an impact on the relief of the itchiness of the areas that are affected. The oil is quite potent and will be active for a long period of time and therefore wash everything that has come into contact with it. This includes sports gear, tents, shoes, tools and all the clothes you had with you.</p>
<p>There are several over the counter ointments and other medications that can relieve the condition of the rash. Hydrocortisone lotions and creams are excellent. Calamine lotion will relieve the itching. Anti-histamine pills may also be prescribed. Try to relax in an oatmeal bath as this will also help with the treatment of the rash.</p>
<p>If your fever rises or if larger sections of the body become infected, you should go to your doctor for help. Sometimes the rash will extend to your genital area or into your mouth and neck. It may affect your eyelids and this will make it difficult to open your eyes.</p>
<p>If there is pus present in the blisters caused by the poison ivy, you should definitely visit your doctor. If the rash does not disappear within a few days, you should get advice from your health-care professional.</p>
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