| Whether you happen to be green thumbed or | | | | whilst gardening. It is very important that you |
| you simply want to start gardening it is essential | | | | dress to suit the environment that you will be |
| that you are prepared for any little surprises that | | | | working in. At times this may mean you will need |
| may occur. You may want to create a beautifully | | | | to wear trousers and a long sleeved top especially |
| landscaped lawn, or you might even want to | | | | if you want to avoid being stung or bitten by |
| grow some vegetables, or you could just want to | | | | some insect. If living in a warm climate (Spain, |
| surround your home with beautiful flowers. But | | | | Italy etc) you want to avoid being bitten by |
| whatever the situation you must keep in mind the | | | | mosquitoes as this could result in potential health |
| following tips when you start any gardening | | | | problems at certain times of the year. You should |
| project. Firstly consider do you suffer from any | | | | also consider wearing a good quality pair of |
| pollen allergies. If you are like so many people | | | | gardening gloves to protect your hands and you |
| nowadays you probably suffer from some type | | | | should always be mindful of what you are actually |
| of allergy. This may affect you every day and | | | | reaching for, this is especially true in grassy areas |
| during every season, but with all sufferers things | | | | where you will find visibility is diminished. Do not |
| can be even worse during the spring and summer | | | | forget to be careful when working in densely |
| months. This is because there is pollen in the air | | | | populated areas of weeds, shrubbery or just |
| and everything will be in bloom and you may find | | | | where the garden is overgrown such areas could |
| it difficult to spend large amounts of time | | | | easily hid snakes, spiders or any other potential |
| outdoors. So before you start any new project in | | | | aggressor. Whenever possible you should try |
| the garden it is important that you consider | | | | doing your gardening either early in the morning or |
| whether you have any allergies or not and if you | | | | late in the evening. During the afternoon hours |
| have to what extent do they affect you. If you | | | | you will find it is the hottest period of the day and |
| find them be from moderate to severe it may be | | | | this is when the sun is at its zenith and produces |
| well worth avoiding working out doors. The next | | | | the most power, which can leave you open to |
| thing to consider is whether you have an allergy | | | | getting heat exhaustion or any number of heat |
| to bee stings. More and more people are | | | | related illnesses. So by deciding to garden during |
| discovering that they are allergic to bee stings and | | | | the coolest parts of a day and making sure that |
| in some cases there are people who require | | | | you drink plenty of fluids you will find yourself |
| medication to help counteract the affect of a bee | | | | better equipped to your project finished easily and |
| sting. Some people who have been stung by a | | | | hopefully without any delays. As well as the issues |
| bee will have problems with breathing and | | | | considered above, when deciding whether or not |
| swallowing and some may have extensive swelling | | | | to do a project in the garden will depend largely |
| of the area around where the sting occurs, whilst | | | | on what sort of project and the amount of |
| others may have other problems that can be | | | | knowledge and skill you have. If you are just |
| associated with bee stings. If you do get stung by | | | | doing the basics, such as planting flowers or |
| a bee ensure that you remove the sting by | | | | vegetable seeds, then there really should not be |
| flicking it out and not pinching hold of it to remove | | | | any problems. However, if the project you wish |
| it (by pinching it you are actually injecting form | | | | to undertake consists of a large amount of |
| the sting venom in to the entry site). It is during | | | | landscaping work, say you want to install a pond |
| the later months of autumn that bees can be | | | | or you have decided to completely redesign the |
| particularly dangerous and they should be avoided | | | | garden then you may wish to consider hiring a |
| at all costs. If you find that you are allergic or | | | | professional landscape gardener who can arrange |
| that this type of allergy is common in your family | | | | for the work to be carried out without any real |
| then speak to your doctor about the best | | | | inconvenience to you. Wouldn't it be lovely to |
| medicine to counteract this allergy before | | | | come home one day from a day at the office to |
| commencing any project in the garden. Now we | | | | find that garden you always wanted completed. |
| will look at the sort of clothes you should wear | | | | |