Many gardeners feel adding specific plants to their gardens helps ward off uninvited guests. If you find yourself with creepy company that just won’t leave, try adding some of these plants:
Aphids: Anise, catnip, chives, coriander, eucalyptus, fennel, garlic, larkspur, marigold, mint, mustard, nasturtium, onion, oregano, petunia, sunflower
Cucumber beetles: Catnip, marigold, nasturtium, radish, rue, tansy
Cutworms: Spiny amaranth
Japanese beetles: Ageratum, arborvitae, artemisia, ash, begonia, boxwood, caladium, catnip, chives, cockscomb, garlic, hydrangea, juniper, pansy, tansy, white geranium, yew
Mosquitoes: Basil, garlic, geranium, pennyroyal
Slugs and snails: Artemisia, fennel, garlic, rosemary
Spider mites: Coriander
Squash bugs: Catnip, mint, nasturtium, petunia, radish, tansy
Tomato hornworms: Borage, dill, marigold, opal basil, petunia, pot marigold
Whiteflies: Basil, marigold, mint, nasturtium, oregano, peppermint, thyme, wormwood
