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What causes those red, itchy eyes, stopped up or runny noses, scratchy throats and clogged sinuses? In a word, pollen. Pollens are minuscule grains of protein produced by male plants (or the male portion of plants) which the plants use to cross-fertilize themselves. Some plants, especially those with bright pretty flowers, have sticky pollen, and rely on insects to transfer the pollen from one flower to another. Those plants don’t cause problems, since the pollen stays put, either in the flower, or on the insects.Why are some of us allergic and some of us not? Mostly, it’s genetics, which means you can blame your mother and father. On a more direct level, if you are allergic to something that means that your body produces a molecule called lgE, which is a kind of an antibody, related to those molecules which fight off infection. When you come in contact with whatever you are allergic to , you produce lgE. This sticks to a cell which makes histamine, and when more of that allergen comes along and sticks to the lgE stuck to that cell, it releases the histamine into your blood stream and we all know what happens after that. You itch and sneeze and cough and blow your nose a lot.

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It is quite easy to plan a backyard garden. For your landscape design, you can come up with a variety of ideas by carrying out a few simple steps. You can find out more information about these steps below.

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We’ve all heard the saying “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”. It’s often the simple things that are overlooked until it’s too late - things like water. If there is a drought, your landscape and garden will surely feel the effects. There are some things you can do conserve water during or before a drought to help.

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