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During the summer, mosquitoes, flies and spiders often wander into houses. You can always grab the insect repellent, but do you really want to spray that around your home? In sensitive places such as the kitchen, for example, you definitely don't want to be spraying that stuff around.
Instead, bring into your home some harmless garden plants that insects can't stand. It will add some color to your space, help keep bugs at bay, and in some cases, even provide fresh herbs for cooking. Check out our list below to see which plants you should keep in the house to keep pests out.
1. Lavender
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Who said pest control had to smell like toxic chemicals? Repel moths, fleas, flies and mosquitoes with a fragrant, beautiful lavender plant in your house. It's a gorgeous plant, and pests hate it.
2. Peppermint
It might smell minty-fresh to you, but insects hate the smell of peppermint. Keep peppermint in pots (it can become invasive in a garden) to repel mosquitoes, spiders and other pests.
3. Lemongrass
Citronella candles in the summer help keep bugs away. That familiar citrus-like smell comes from lemongrass. Try planting one of these pretty grasses for a perpetual citronella "candle" that never goes out.
4. Agastache cana (mosquito plant)
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