These plants not only boost curb appeal, they also keep the pests in your garden in check. Plant a few, and reap the rewards.
Use Plants to
Your Advantage Plants that repel pests
r window sills and in • Basil repels flies. Place in pots in you the kitchen or sun porch. d of caution: It will • Catnip repels mosquitos, but, a wor rhood cats. make your yard very popular to neighbo sagebrush) repels • Artemesia (including wormwood and l mice. ants, whiteflies and moths and may repe • Marigolds repel insects • Garlic repels insects and rabbits. and rodents • Spearmint repels ants, fleas, moths
Plants that attract beneficial insects Not all bugs are bad. Some insects—such as ladybugs, lacewings and ground beetles— keep the bad bugs at bay. Attract beneficial insects with the following plants: Plant Bachelor’s Buttons Sweet Alyssum Borage Anise Hyssop Golden Marguerite Ornamental Grasses
What it attracts: Ladybugs, lacewings, beneficial wasps Flower flies Lacewings Butterflies, bees Ladybugs, lacewings, flower flies Ladybugs, ground beetles
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