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Why You Should Plant Lavender in Your Summer Cottage: 3 Reasons to Consider
05.07.2024 08:35
Don't know if it's worth planting lavender in your garden?
Feel free to do this! The plant will be beneficial.
Firstly, this representative of the flora will make the dacha a space in which it is truly pleasant to be.
Secondly, lavender will protect many garden crops.
An expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh spoke about the advantages of growing this plant.
Lavender improves the appearance of the site
It's worth starting with the most obvious advantage of lavender: it is a very beautiful plant.
Of course, this representative of the flora will become a real decoration of a country house.
Pleases with a pleasant aroma
Lavender also smells nice.
The bright aroma of the plant will make being at the dacha a very pleasant pastime.
It is also worth emphasizing that the lavender scent is beneficial for humans. This aroma promotes relaxation and calm.
Attracts pollinators and repels dangerous insects
Now it’s time to move on to the benefits of lavender for crops grown in the garden.
The plant's aroma attracts pollinators (such as bees). And this is very good: the chances of a bountiful harvest become maximum.
But lavender repels pests. The gardener can be sure: thanks to the life-saving plant, garden crops will be protected from dangerous insects.
It is also worth emphasizing that cats do not like the smell of lavender. That is why the purr will not appear in the garden bed where lavender grows.
Earlier we told you how to protect cucumbers from powdery mildew.
