Used for centuries for medicinal and beauty purposes, but with different applications also in the kitchen and for home care, lavender is a plant that everyone should have in their garden
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himSo many good reasons to plant lavender right away in your garden. And keeping mosquitoes away is one of them
There are many plants that can be taken care of in the garden, on the terrace or balcony during the spring. There lavender essence it is certainly one of these, not only because it is beautiful and fragrant but also because of the many advantages it offers.
Used for centuries for medicinal and beauty purposes, but with different applications also in the kitchen and for home care, lavender is a plant that everyone should have in their garden. Because? The reasons are really many ...
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It is scented
Le lavender plants they produce a fragrant and relaxing fragrance that will fill the whole garden and spread to the home. Its flowers, as well as fragrant, are also beautiful and perfect to dry by transforming them into potpourri or linen-scented bags.
Attract bees and butterflies to the garden
Lavender is appreciated for its color, medicinal properties but also for being able to attract bees and butterflies to it that will populate your garden.
Given the global decline in the bee population, planting lavender in the garden is a small concrete gesture to protect these precious insects that will also work hard to pollinate your flowers and plants, guaranteeing you a colorful and lively garden.
It is a natural insecticide
Another advantage that lavender offers, especially useful in summer, is its being a natural repellent for insects and mosquitoes. Unlike humans, who tend to be attracted to the calming scent of lavender, mosquitoes are repelled by this fragrance.
So let's keep it in the garden or on the terrace and we would have the opportunity to naturally remove the annoying mosquitoes but also moths, flies and fleas.
If you want to plant lavender for this purpose you should place it in the sunniest areas of the garden or terrace or near the house entrances in order to keep those areas free from insects. You can also prepare lavender bouquets to hang at home to keep mosquitoes and flies away and perfume the rooms.
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Lavender for beauty
Don't underestimate the uses of lavender for beauty as well. An infusion of dried lavender flowers can be added to the bath water to soothe skin problems and relax the body and mind. Dried lavender flowers can also be added to bath salts or Epsom salts.
With a lavender infusion It is also possible to strengthen your hair and fight infections. Add a few sprigs of fresh lavender to a glass jar filled with hot water and leave it in the sun for several hours. Then remove the herbs, add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and use the mixture to rinse your hair after shampooing.
Lavender in the kitchen
Perhaps you have never thought about it, but lavender flowers will come in handy even in the kitchen, with these you can prepare herbal teas, cocktails or the lavender lemonade we talked about. It is also possible to flavor sugar or salt by finely crumbling dried flowers or to prepare lavender syrup.
How and when to plant lavender
La spring it is undoubtedly the best season to plant lavender as the soil begins to warm up. Here are some important tips to follow if you want to start caring for this plant.
- Poni le lavender seedlings at least 60 centimeters apart (consider that they can reach up to one meter in height).
- Keep plants away from humid areas
- Plant lavender in "poor soil" with a neutral pH.
- Give lavender plenty of sunshine
It is a hardy and fairly easy to grow plant that basically lives on sun and dry earth. Other tips for growing lavender in the garden or vegetable garden can be found HERE.
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