If you are planning a flower garden or vegetable garden this spring, you might want to consider planting a variety of plants that will repel those nasty, unwanted insects. By using plants as an alternative insect control method, you will use less chemicals and in turn, this will make your yard safer. Here is a list of plants that you can use:

BASIL: repels flies, caterpillars and mosquitoes.
BAY: repels ants, caterpillars and moths.
CHIVES: repels aphids, borers, and crickets.
GARLIC: repels aphids,and grasshoppers. This is a great plant to plant around your roses, fruit trees and in your vegetable garden.
MARIGOLD: repels aphids, caterpillars, grasshoppers, nematodes, slugs, and whiteflies
ONIONS: repels ants, aphids, borers, moths, crickets, and grasshoppers.
ROSEMARY: deters many insects including moths, beetles, grasshoppers, and mosquitoes.
SAGE: deters mice and repels, moths, and grasshoppers.
THYME: deters cabbage worms, flies, and whiteflies.
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    Over 2000 designs completed, Regular writer for Calgary Renovations Magazine, Instructor for gardening courses at Mt Royal University, Founder of Woodpecker Landscape design Co., Recieved Award winning designs, Speaker at Horticulture
    Clubs, completed a Floristry certificate, Horticulture Diploma and a Horticulture Technology Degree from Olds College.  
     

    Jackie Swartz
    I have always been a people person and I truly enjoy meeting new people. I worked for Canada Safeway for 17 years and decided to take a leap-of-faith and become self-employed. I went back to school at the age of 35 and completed a Bachelor of Horticulture Technology Degree at Olds College. My passion in life is gardening and this comes from a very young age. My Grandmother was a wonderful gardener/farmer and my  Mom loves her garden and spends many hours in it. Today, I own and operate Woodpecker Landscape Design Co. I also have been writing for Calgary 'Renovations' magazine for 5 years  and I Instruct several gardening-related courses at Mt Royal University through the continuing education program each Spring.

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