1. Wicker

Fence materials vary, and most wicker fences like this one are constructed of bent willow. Although such profusion would be out of place with simplistic modern homes, it pairs well with more traditional styles.

2. Metal

Reminiscent of Mediterranean balconies or of the wrought-iron fences once used to secure the perimeter of estates, elegant decorative metal fencing goes especially well with stucco houses of Moorish or Spanish design.

3. Wood Edging

Half-log edging gives off a country vibe reminiscent of rail fences and corrals. If you like the idea of wood, you also can use money-saving old pallets to construct garden beds and barriers.

4. White Vinyl

If you subscribe to the American dream of a white picket fence, but don’t like the work involved with maintaining a wooden one, you might want to opt for a vinyl garden fence instead.

5. Climbing Plants

Although the design and composition of this fence is hard to make out behind its veil of roses, it illustrates an excellent garden fence idea—horizontal bars that act as a kind of “laid-on-its-side” trellis. On it, you can train climbing or vining plants such as roses, clematis, honeysuckle, and others to grow laterally rather than upward, perhaps almost concealing the original fence but making a living one of their own.

6. Rustic Rope

With a look somewhat similar to that of the cable type of guardrails, this fence’s style depends quite a bit on the type of materials from which it is constructed. Weathered wood and rope, for example, could suit it to casual rural settings while metal stakes accompanied by cables probably would make it more appropriate for a modern industrial type of architecture. In the latter case, mass plantings of the same shrub or flower would fit the simplistic style better than many different varieties.

7. Living

Neatly sheared living fences, such as the boxwood hedges shown here, are highly popular in the formal gardens associated with mansions or British manors. In formal gardens, simplicity is key, and masses of the same type of plant rather than a mix of many can give a simple but formal feel. Since tall hedges tend to hide all but the stateliest flowers that stand behind them, you may want to make yours short or keep your beds in front of rather than behind those hedges. Or use this hedge as a living fence to separate a front yard or border the sidewalk or driveway.

8. Chew-Proof

Some garden fences offer more function than aesthetics. Netting is strictly utilitarian and designed to keep wild animals—especially deer—out of your vegetable garden. Keep in mind that, to be successful, that netting will need to stand at least 6 feet tall for deer and probably won’t be strong enough to keep rabbits and groundhogs from chewing through it. Although desperate gardeners sometimes use it for flower beds, it isn’t especially pretty, but doesn’t mar the landscape as much as chicken wire can.

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1. Lemon balm

Lemon balm is a bushy, perennial herb of the mint family. Though humble in appearance, when lemon balm’s serrate, oval leaves are lightly brushed or rubbed between the fingertips, it releases a fragrant lemony scent.

Beyond its aromatic properties, lemon balm is an eminently useful specimen to have around. Clip the leaves often to flavor soups, salads, sauces, and ice cream. You may also steep the leaves to make lemon balm tea, a therapeutic beverage for lifting mood, improving sleep, relieving pain, and more.

As a houseplant, lemon balm is easy to grow and very low maintenance. Place it on a window ledge that receives up to 5 hours of direct sunlight each day.

2. English lavender

The purple spiked plant beloved by natural health enthusiasts, lavender is another herb with dozens of wonderful benefits for health and home.

Though there are several types to choose from, English lavender is one of the more aromatic varieties. Keep it blooming by providing lots of sunlight and good airflow. It also prefers a spacious pot with a couple of inches between plantings and monthly feedings.

3. White jasmine

A twining vine that produces clusters of star-shaped flowers, white jasmine provides the sweet smell of summer during the winter months. It is also known as pink jasmine or many-flowered jasmine.

Keep white jasmine happy by placing it in a sunny, humid spot. It looks lovely in a pot or hanging basket, just be sure to add a stake or trellis so its clinging vines have something to grasp on to.

4. Gardenia

Although it made our shortlist of the worst plants to grow in your garden, gardenia might be tough but she sure is beautiful. If you are up to the challenge, this gorgeous diva just might reward you with a show of exquisite, sweetly fragrant blooms.

Gardenia requires bright, indirect light and temperatures above 60°F at all times. It prefers acidic soil, bi-weekly feedings, and a consistently moist growing medium.

5. Citrus tree

Lemon, lime, orange, and other citrus fruit plants can add fruity scents to your indoor garden. Dwarfed into miniature trees, citrus needs sunshine and warmth to produce small fragrant blossoms that smell like their fruit.

Citrus plants tend to be thirsty so give them good watering regularly and feed with an all-purpose fertilizer in spring and summer.

While you can grow citrus plants from seed, you will have to wait around six years for it to mature enough to bloom. If you don’t want to wait that long, pick up a 3-pack of orange, lime, and lemon starter plugs here.

6. Twinkle Orchid

Though orchids, in general, are not known for their fragrance, this Oncidium hybrid blooms with hundreds of dime-sized flowers that emit a spicy vanilla scent.

Despite their reputation, orchid species aren’t too difficult to care for provided you give them plenty of bright, indirect light. Choose a spot with high humidity and temperatures between 70 to 85°F during the day and 55 to 65° at night. Because twinkle orchids are epiphytes, pot them in an orchid mix of fir bark and peat moss.

7. Scented leaf geranium

Though scented geraniums bear delicate 5-petaled flowers in summer, their strong fragrance is released when the thick, fuzzy foliage is touched or rubbed.

It comes in several scents – P. capitatum (rose), P. crispum (lemon), P. denticulatum (pine), P. fragrans (apple), P. grossularoides (coconut), P. tomentosum (chocolate mint).

Whatever variety you choose, place scented geranium in a sunny spot that receives at least five hours of sunlight per day.

8. Stephanotis

With attractive dark green leaves that look good no matter the season, stephanotis is a vining plant that produces clusters of waxy, sweet-smelling flowers in spring and summer.

As one of the easier to grow indoor flowering plants, stephanotis just needs a good amount of bright light and support to climb on.

9. Eucalyptus plants

Also known as silver dollar tree and argyle apple, eucalyptus emits a minty, sweet, and uplifting aroma. The silvery, blue-green foliage also provides a nice visual contrast among the pure greens of other houseplants.

Eucalyptus plants are incredibly speedy growers, maturing from seed to shrub in a single growing season. Indoors, they can be pruned into a bushy form or trained to look like a tree. Being native to Australia, it needs full sun to thrive. Feed weekly throughout spring and summer with a low nitrogen fertilizer.

10. Sweet bay

Sweet bay is a non-fussy evergreen tree with thick, glossy, elliptical leaves. Its foliage gives off an herbal scent with slight floral notes. Clip off the leaves from time to time to add flavor to soups, sauces, and stews.

Place sweet bay plants in a spot that receives full sun to part shade.

11. Tea rose begonia

A fibrous begonia, this tea rose cultivar features broad green leaves and ever-blooming pinkish-white flowers that appear along its red stem. Blooms are fragrant with a lightly sweet aroma.

Tea rose begonia prefers medium to bright light when kept indoors, with high humidity, and warm temperatures.

Pick up tea rose begonia plants here.

12. Heliotrope

Bearing tiny violet flowers grouped together in large clusters, heliotrope is a delightful specimen that smells of vanilla. Although heliotrope is typically planted outdoors, it can be tamed for your indoor garden as long as you provide plenty of sunlight and humidity. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage more flowers.

13. Angel’s trumpet

Fill your home with the intoxicating perfume of angel’s trumpet, a large tropical tree native to Ecuador. Releasing its scent in the evenings, angel’s trumpet has numerous, huge, downward-facing trumpet-shaped flowers that are available in white, yellow, orange, and pink colors. But beware, all parts of this plant are highly toxic.

To keep it in bloom, angel’s trumpet needs as much sunlight as you can throw at it, warm temperatures, and plenty of ambient humidity.

14. Frangipani

Frangipani is a small tree native to Mexico, Hawaii, Central American, and the Caribbean. It is most well known as the flower used to make leis. The five-petal blooms – available in red, pink, yellow, and white hues – are incredibly fragrant, especially at night.

To keep frangipani as a houseplant, you’ll need to give it lots of bright, direct sunlight (at least 4 to 6 hours per day). Water the plant deeply but allow the soil to dry out between waterings. Encourage blooming by feeding with a high phosphorus fertilizer every two weeks.

15. Blue passionflower

An absolute show stopper, blue passionflower offers a mesmerizing display of colorful sepals, petals, filaments, stamens, and stigmas. Beyond its complex appearance, blue passionflower emits a minty, fruity aroma.

Since blue passionflower is a woody vine, it needs a cage or hoop support to keep it tidy. It also prefers a spacious pot for its roots to become well established. Blue passionflower loves the sun, high humidity, and household temperature ranges.

Carrots

Never bother starting carrots indoors. Because of their long taproot, they hate being transplanted. You can transfer them outside, but the process is tedious and there’s a good chance you’ll end up with misshapen carrots. It’s a lot easier to direct seed these Vitamin A-packed veggies and thin them out as needed.

When to direct seed carrots: A few weeks before your last frost date

Beets

While beets transplant more easily than carrots, you’re better off dedicating your indoor space to tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and other nightshades. Beets are easier to transplant once they’re established, but novice gardeners will likely have better luck direct sowing them.

When to direct seed beets: Sow them about a month before the last frost.

Squash

Squash is one of those vegetables that grows remarkably quickly and produces a lot in a short amount of time. The other thing about squash is that it is a bit of a wildcard in terms of transplanting: Everything could turn out for the best, but there’s also a high risk that the stress of being transplanted will weaken the plant and make it susceptible to pests and disease.

When to direct seed squash: When there’s zero risk of frost.

Zinnias

These pretty and prolific annual flowers add a burst of color and vibrance to the garden. They are ultra-easy to grow from seed and bloom all summer long, and often well into the fall. It’s better to direct sow zinnias right where you want them because they don’t like having their roots disturbed.

When to direct seed zinnias: After the last frost date for your USDA zone.

Radishes

You could technically start radishes indoors, but they grow so quickly that it’s a lot more convenient to sow them in place. Transplanting them can disturb the roots and prolong the growing process, so direct seed them is a good idea. After all, half the fun of planting radishes is harvesting them before anything else in the garden.

When to direct seed radishes: About 3 to 6 weeks before the last frost date.

Turnips

It should come as no surprise that these root vegetables are on this “do not start inside” list. Root veggies don’t like to be transplanted, and moving them disturbs the roots, stresses the plant, and slows growth. Rutabaga is the one exception to this rule: Because this root veg takes so long to mature, gardeners in cooler regions may need to start seedlings well before the spring.

When to direct seed turnips: A few weeks before the last frost

Peas and Beans

Peas do really well sown directly in the garden. In many cool climates, they’re the first thing gardeners plant outside in the spring. Starting them early won’t save you too much time. Beans don’t like to be moved because the small roots tend to break during the transplanting process. Make sure to sow them where they’ll remain until they’re harvested.

When to direct seed peas: In the spring, as soon as the soil can be worked.
When to direct seed beans: About a week or two after the last frost date for your zone

Poppies

In addition to keeping the eight-legged freaks away, these plants also make your house more attractive. Most of them not only have beautiful flowers but also give strong fragrant around that everyone will fall in love with. You can place them indoors or outside because they can easy to grow as well as adapt to any condition.

1. Lavender

Lavender can keep spiders at bay with its distinct aroma. You can grow it in pots indoors and place it near an open window to ensure its fragrance flows all around.

2. Lemon Balm

This herb is a citrus-perfume herb that can prevent spiders and mosquitoes. The strong aroma released from the leaves makes spiders uncomfortable and they stay away.

3. Lemon Verbena

Thanks to its strong fragrance, the plant is quite potent in keeping spiders at bay. It also drives off most pests and bugs.

4. Mint

You can easily grow mint in containers indoors and use the plant to repel spiders. Spearmint and pennyroyal are especially helpful.

5. Lemongrass

The lemon-scented leaves are best known to deter a range of flying bugs and clear away spiders. Citronella oil found in lemongrass leaves is the key ingredient in many spider repellents.

6. Peppermint

The strong scent of peppermint is an excellent insect repellent and can be effectively used to prevent spiders from entering homes.

7. Basil

Keeping this herb in your garden and patio can effectively deter insects like spiders.

8. Rosemary

Spiders don’t like the fragrance of rosemary and stay away, which makes it a fantastic repellent. Place the pots in the areas that have spider problems.

9. Chrysanthemums

Also known as mums, its flowers contain an insect-repelling compound called Pyrethrum, which is also found in many natural pesticides.

10. Marigold

The scent of marigolds not only prevents spiders but also keeps mosquitoes, lice, and other pests away.

11. Dill

The strong and sweet fragrance of the plant is quite potent to keep spiders away.

12. Onions

You can get rid of spiders by growing onions in pots or gardens. Growing onions will effectively keep red spiders and spider mites away.

13. Catnip

Catnip belongs to the mint family and spiders hate the strong aroma of this herb and stay away from the place where it is grown.

14. Lemon Thyme

You can repel spiders with the unique lemon scent of lemon thyme. It keeps bugs like spiders away and attracts bees that help to pollinate surrounding plants.

15. Osage Orange

Also known as a hedge apple tree, the skin of the fruit emits an oily compound, which has a citrusy smell that spiders hate and stay away from.

16. Eucalyptus

The strong fragrance of eucalyptus leaves helps in repelling spiders and other bugs.

17. Geraniums

Geraniums are praised for their pleasant aroma, easy-growing nature, and range of colors. The strong scent of the plant is disliked by spiders and they stay away from it.

18. Petunias

Petunias are quite potent when it comes to repelling spiders. They’re also a great choice to keep leafhoppers and worms at bay too.

If you’re about to face a similar problem and looking for a solution, these plant watering hacks are going to help you. These hacks will help you!

1. Water Wicking

It’s not a new gardening hack, old school gardeners have been doing this trick to water plants for a long time. You can use a long candle wick for this, or if it’s unavailable, shoelaces or cotton rope will also do the job.

• Take a large container and fill it with water. Place it close to your plant pot.
• Dip the wick in the water container in such a way that it’s one end rests at the bottom of the pot.
• Push the other end of the rope or wick 2-3 inches below the soil level near the base of the plant carefully without disturbing the roots.
• Due to the capillary action, water will slowly reach the soil through the wick and save the plant from drought stress.

This method is more functional for houseplants and plants growing in a less sunny and windy spot.

2. Bottle Watering Globe

It’s a simple and easy technique that’ll keep your plant saturated for around 3-4 days. Wine bottle works best for this purpose because it’s both sturdy and capable of holding a large amount of water. However, any bottle with a small mouth will also work just fine.

• Pour water in the bottle, leaving a few inches at the top.
• Cover the opening with your thumb and turn the bottle upside down.
• At the base of the plant where you water, shove the upturned bottle inside the soil, remove your thumb just before doing that.
• For the bottle to stay fixed, push the neck several inches below the soil’s surface, so it remains stable.

NOTE: If the water does not drain, take out the bottle and glue a screen over the mouth. It’ll prevent the soil from clogging the bottle opening.

3. Bottle Drip System

This DIY bottle drip system is a cheap and effective alternative to glass watering globes and other such systems and one of the best ideas for garden plants when it comes to how to water plants while away.

• Take a small or large plastic bottle depending on the size of your plant and pot.
• Drill 2-3 holes at the bottom of the plastic bottle and 3-5 holes on the sides.
• Dig up the soil nearby the plant without disturbing roots and deep enough to bury the bottle in it up to the neck.
• Fill the bottle with water and put it in the hole you just made and then level the soil nearby the hole by tapping it. If the plant doesn’t require much water place the cap otherwise leave the bottle uncapped.

NOTE: You can add liquid fertilizer to the water in the growing season to provide nutrients to plants.

4. Giving a Bath

What we mean by giving baths to container plants is placing the container in several inches deep water. The soil soaks up water through the drainage holes present at the bottom.

• Fill the sink, tub, bucket up to a few inches of water, and place your planter pot in it.
• The soil will continue to soak up water and remain moist fulfilling plants’ needs and for about a week.
• To prevent the sink from scratches and dirt cover the surface of the sink with an old towel before placing the pot.
• Precautions: Plants that require bright light or direct sun should not be placed in a dark bathroom or kitchen.
• Also, this method is only suitable for water-loving plants that need constant moisture to grow. Other plants may die due to root rot.

5. Use a Self-Watering Planter

If you often go out for work trips or holidays, start growing plants with high watering needs in self-watering planters. You can either buy them from the market or make a few all by yourself using your DIY skills.

6. Ask a Friend

That’s the most obvious solution to take care of plants when you are away. Ask a friend, neighbor, or a relative whom you can trust to take care of your plants. Make sure to tell them in detail about your various plants and their specific needs if they’re not a gardener. You can also label your plants so that they can easily recall the watering needs.

Additional Tips

• If you’re going for a very short duration, always water your plants deeply and thoroughly until you get the overly saturated soil. This will keep the plant going without water for some time.
• Adding more on this, after watering your plant normally, you can cover the plant and its pot with a clear plastic bag, make sure the bag is not touching the plant leaves. You can use stakes to support it.
• Also, you must not forget to shift your container plants from full sun to indirect sun.

1. Golden Barrel Cactus

This desert native is a slow-growing round plant that can grow up to four feet tall. Preferring full sun and well-drained soil, it blooms throughout spring and summer, showing off its pretty yellow flowers.

The Golden Barrel Cactus requires little care and attention and is suitable for USDA plant hardiness zones 9 to 11.

2. Hens and Chicks

This alpine plant grows perfectly in a rockery or other dry location, although it is better suited to warmer locations (between 65 and 75 F).

So-called because each plant produces numerous ‘babies’, Hens and Chicks require full sun yet should rarely be watered.

3. Blue Sage

Growing up to 6 feet tall, with gray-green foliage and bright blue flowers that bloom extensively in late summer, the Blue Sage is as beautiful as it is hardy. It’s also a great plant to attract pollinators to your garden.

This wildflower can be found in rocky prairies, shaded limestone glades, and open woodlands and is an excellent choice for dry and arid regions. Those in zones 4 to 9 should find Blue Sage thrives in full sun or partial shade, and in dry, sandy, or loamy soil.

4. Brachycome

A gorgeous little half-hardy annual, the Brachycome is native to Western Australia and so is able to survive well in loamy or even sandy soil, although it does require full sun.

Once established, Brachyscome is surprisingly drought tolerant. In colder weather, it will require protection from the elements.

5. Yarrow

Bright yellow Yarrows, boasting beautiful heads of tiny, tightly-packed flowers and fern-like foliage, are so versatile and low maintenance. They may hold medicinal properties too, as Native Americans used yarrow plants to treat sunburn, and for stress and anxiety.

Plant Yarrows in rock gardens, borders, and any other dry, hot region of the garden – they will not tolerate wet soil.

Choose your plants carefully as some species (such as the Achillea millefolium) are invasive.

6. Evening Primrose

The yellow Evening Primrose is a fantastic addition to any garden, providing you with plenty of bang for your buck!

This adorable native wildflower helps attract more nightlife to your garden and boasts a wide array of medicinal uses from balancing hormones to easing skin conditions.

All parts of the evening primrose plant can be eaten – from the leaves to the roots!

7. Thyme

There are so many reasons to grow Thyme either indoors or out. This small, evergreen shrub with light purple flowers and a pleasant taste lends a fantastic flavor to all manner of dishes – from sauces and soups to desserts and drinks.

In the garden, thyme adds a wonderful aroma to your outdoor living space, while attracting pollinators and repelling garden pests!

Culinary Thyme is a hardy, drought-tolerant perennial that is evergreen in most gardening zones.

8. Cardinal Climber

An annual vine with emerald green foliage and small crimson flowers that attract hummingbirds, the Cardinal Climber looks great on arbors, arches, and posts. Climbing to 15 feet tall, it has a very long bloom season and grows quickly.

This vine needs good drainage and average soil. It can tolerate the drought of the summer months well, but it produces fuller blooms with regular watering.

9. Echinacea

Echinacea, commonly called Purple Coneflower, is a genus of nine species of herbaceous plants in the family Asteraceae. All are strictly native to eastern and central North America. The plants have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. The genus name is from the Greek echino, meaning “spiny”, due to the spiny central disk.

A bold and beautiful flower, the Echinacea – also known as the purple coneflower – is a native plant that attracts goldfinches, hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.

10. Gaillardia

Also known as blanket flowers, Gaillardia is low maintenance perennials that flower in their first year and add color to the landscape for an exceptionally long season – from early summer into fall.

Gaillardia is a tough prairie plant with showy flowers in bright shades of red and yellow. It requires full sun and prefers loose, sandy soil with a neutral or slightly alkaline pH. Once established, this plant is quite a drought-tolerant.

11. Lavender

The beautifully fragrant lavender plant is a must for any garden! Not only does it repel mosquitoes, flies, fleas, and moths, but it attracts beneficial pollinators.

You can harvest your homegrown lavender plant to make all manner of medicinal and beauty products which relieve stress and anxiety, promote glowing skin, and improve sleep quality. The benefits of lavender don’t end there though – it can also be used in desserts and drinks, around the home and so much more.

Lavender is a hardy plant that doesn’t require a whole lot of watering or general care once established.

12. Butterfly Bush

The Butterfly Bush, or buddleia, is a fast-growing, deciduous shrub whose arching shoots can reach up to 12 feet tall. From summer to autumn, it produces fruit-smelling flowers which are extremely attractive to pollinators.

Native to China and Japan, the butterfly bush grows well in zones 5 through 10, depending on the variety chosen. (Note that several species are considered invasive, so choose your plant wisely).

Once established, the Butterfly Bush is drought tolerant and enjoys a sunny position.

13. Globe Thistle

The Globe Thistle is a weird and wonderful plant that is sure to be a garden focal point.

These tall, purple-blue perennials have spherical flower heads and spiny, prickly leaves which attract butterflies and bees while commanding the attention of anyone who passes them.

They grow well in hot, dry climates, full sunlight, and well-drained soil. Once established, they are drought tolerant and winter hardy to zone 3.

14. Oriental Poppies

With brightly colored, silky flowers that grow up to 6 inches wide, the Oriental Poppy stands atop a 4-foot tall stem.

Oriental Poppies prefer cool climates and are hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. They require a minimum of 8 hours of full sun each day in order to bloom. While they are drought tolerant, a weekly watering does enhance their flowering – but it’s not essential to their survival.

15. Firecracker Vine

The unusual annual Firecracker Vine produces vivid red blossoms which fade to orange and yellow.

A native of Mexico and Central and South America, the vines bloom from summer to fall but can bloom year-round in warmer zones.

Firecracker vine plants require full or partial sun and do well in almost any soil type. They are deer resistant and both heat and drought-tolerant once established.