Design & Styling Inspiration
Effective garden layouts balance form and function. To maximize your natural remedies, you must place these plants exactly where you spend the most time. A single pot of lavender sitting thirty feet away in a garden bed provides zero protection for your outdoor dining table. You need to build a fragrant perimeter.
Create layered container groupings around the corners of your patio. Place tall, sweeping lemongrass in the back of the arrangement to provide vertical interest and a privacy screen. Nestle mid-sized citronella geraniums and rosemary pots in the center, and use trailing plants or low-mounding marigolds at the front edge. Vary the textures and finishes of your pots—mix classic raw terracotta with deep blue glazed ceramics to add visual depth.
Utilize vertical space to surround yourself with scent. Hang robust baskets of lemon balm from pergola rafters or porch eaves. Install a sturdy window box filled with dense basil and marigolds right along the railing of your deck. If you live in a region with prevailing evening breezes, position your most fragrant herbs upwind of your seating area so the air naturally carries the bug-repelling oils straight across your patio.
