Sustainable gardening, how do you do it?

• Choose unsprayed organic plants in your garden.
• Mix native with non-native plants, because the more varied the range, the more diversity and different insects.
• Collect rainwater.
• Put climbing plants in your garden, ideal nesting and hiding places for birds and insects.
• Use less plastic, buy jars made of coconut fiber, wood pulp or bamboo, for example.
• Create a compost pile in your garden, a paradise for beneficial insects.

And here are a few more tips for controlling harmful critters for your garden plants:

By encouraging beneficial insects in your garden, you can help control pests naturally and sustainably. Consider ladybugs, parasitic wasps and lacewings.

Make garlic and peppermint spray yourself and spray it around in your garden.

Herbs such as basil, rosemary and lavender have natural insect repellent properties.

Manually remove slugs and caterpillars. Aphids and spider mites can be controlled with a mixture of water and soap.