The English Garden

Winds of Change

For hay fever sufferers, spring and early summer can be a trying time of year. Growing sterile plants or those pollinated by insects can go a long way towards making the garden a more pleasant place to be. “Pollen is produced by the male reproductive parts of a plant and transferred by wind or insects to the female parts for pollination. Wind-pollinated trees are by far the worst

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