Grow lavender in your garden and you’ll be rewarded with colorful flowers, wonderful fragrance and a feast for pollinators — all from a low-maintenance plant.
Cilantro serves as a powerful companion plant in the vegetable garden, attracting beneficial insects that prey on insect pests of a variety of crops, including tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes, beans and more.
Catmint plants dress up borders, paths and rock gardens with their lovely lavender, pink or white blooms. Use them as "shoes" for your roses or let them spill over walls. You can even brew their leaves into a minty tea.
Don't give up on your garden when the weather is hot. Learn what to plant in July and you can still enjoy many of your favorite veggies, herbs and flowers.
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