I know we are still in winter and the plants are dormant, the trees are bare, the wind is blowing, it’s either raining or snowing and the last thing you may be thinking about is Summer. But now would be the time to daydream about it.
Have you ever been to someone’s house that has a beautiful yard and garden? As you are enjoying the warmth of the sun, drinking a nice tall glass of tea, relaxing and watching nature all around you; bees are going from one blossom to the next, giving each one their full attention. Then you see the butterflies are flowing by softly with no effort, looking happy with their wings moving gently in a soft breeze.
You hear the singing of the birds sitting in a bird bath enjoying their bath time. Seeing a humming bird pass by you like he’s late for a date only to land on a beautiful Purple Reign with her beautiful head of clusters of flowers.
Having a variety of plants in your garden brings many birds that love to eat the flower seeds but they also find nice, fat little bugs to eat so they don’t destroy your plant.
There is so much action that goes on around the plants when it comes to bugs because some are good and some are bad. We want to make sure that we kill the right pest and not the good ones.
That is why we need to study the plant life to know which ones protect your plants and keep the bugs away naturally. Having a variety of different plants helps.
Did you know that there are plants that bugs hate the taste and smell of, and avoid these plants like the plague!
There are many, but I may write another article on how awesome plants are.
Did you know that basil repels flies and mosquitos.
Chrysanthemums repel roaches, ants, and lice.
Cilantro repels spider mites (little spider mites that kill your plant).
Mexican Marigold repels insects and rabbits.
Narcissus repels different kinds of molds.
Russian Sage repels wasps.
Spearmint repels ants, moths, and rodents.
These are just a few of the things that our plants do.
All are herbs that not only help with healing our body, but also help to repel flying bugs, crawling rodents, and annoying insects.
And to turn around and call them weeds is so wrong.
Unlike us, they are put on earth for a reason and that is to give this planet a helping hand in every inch of land.
The plants help to clean the air we breathe and many people with breathing problems. It would be worse if the air was not filtered at all.
So, enjoy the beauty of your garden, enjoy the song of the birds, enjoy the butterflies, and most of all take the time to smell the flowers, enjoy the colors, and enjoy life.
As I said in the beginning, its still winter and I know for a while you had Summer visions dancing in your head LOL, because I did too. 🙂