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The powerful odor will keep these flying animals away from you. One great thing about Rosemary is that you can also use its clippings to keep insects away.
6. Flower called "cempasúchil" in Mexico.
Marigold is not only effective at repelling mosquitoes but also works well to keep slugs away. These beautiful orange flowers are excellent at keeping pests away and can be grown in pots or garden plots.
If you have a vegetable garden with tomatoes, plant Marigolds because they will help keep insects that eat them away. Insects don't like the smell of Marigolds and try to stay away from them.
7. Flowers called chrysanthemums.
Chrysanthemums are plants that can keep away roaches and other bugs such as lice, mites, Japanese beetles, silverfish, fleas, and ticks.
These flowers are a great help for gardens that are frequently attacked by annoying pests that cause harm and are also unpleasant to look at.
Chrysanthemums have a substance called Pyrethrum that is used globally to create bug repellents. Most pests cannot stand the smell of this substance.
8. Flowers called nasturtiums.
If you have many vegetables like cabbage, tomatoes, collards, kale, broccoli, and cucumbers in your garden, plant Nasturtiums alongside them. These flowers can help keep away insects such as cabbage loopers, squash bugs, aphids, and whiteflies that harm these vegetables.
9. Hierbabuena
In addition to being used to add flavor to food in many cultures, mint is also grown to keep mosquitoes away from gardens.
It is also seen as one of the best plants for keeping ants away. It has a smell that most insects dislike. You can plant mint next to other plants to help keep insects away.
10. A plant called lemongrass.
Lemongrass should be planted in gardens where there are many mosquitoes because it has citronella oil, which naturally repels these annoying insects.
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