Lavender is a low-maintenance herb that can add color to your garden and provide many benefits. Here are some of the benefits of planting lavender:
Fragrance: Lavender's scent can reduce anxiety and calm the mind, and it can also help with stress, depression, and migraines.
Bug repellent: Lavender repels mosquitoes, fleas, moths, ticks, and other bugs. You can place tied bouquets in your home to keep flies outdoors, or plant lavender in sunny areas of your garden or near entryways to keep those areas pest free.
Pollinators: Lavender attracts pollinators like butterflies and bees with its fragrant blooms.
Companion plant: Lavender can be a good companion plant in a vegetable garden or orchard because of its strong fragrance and flowers that attract bees and other pollinators. It's also especially useful for repelling pests from brassicas such as cabbage and broccoli.
Deer resistant: Lavender plants are deer resistant.
Air purifying: Lavender is drought tolerant.
Skin benefits: Lavender has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties.
Medicinal benefits: Lavender oil is renowned for its fragrance and medicinal properties. For example, lavender can help treat insomnia, anxiety, and insect repellent.
Beverages: Lavender herb can make beverages that cure headaches and anxiety.
Cuisine: Lavender is a versatile herb for cooking.
