Joyce's Fine Gardening & Lavender

03/17/2026

This is the best stuff I’ve found for mulching. Doesn’t break down, doesn’t mold, doesn’t attract bugs/termites and looks so pretty!🌸🌸Hello Spring! 3/20/26🌸🌸😎

02/16/2026

Good tips!! Spring is coming!!🌸

Some vegetables defend themselves when grown in the right company.
These 9 pairings create natural pest barriers without a single spray.

- Tomatoes & Basil: Basil's methyl eugenol repels thrips and whiteflies from tomato foliage within a 2-foot radius
- Tomatoes & Marigolds: French marigold roots release alpha-terthienyl, killing root-knot nematodes in the surrounding soil
- Peppers & Nasturtiums: Nasturtiums act as a trap crop — aphids attack them first, sparing pepper plants entirely
- Carrots & Rosemary: Rosemary's volatile oils mask carrot scent from carrot rust flies during their May egg-laying window
- Cabbage & Dill: Dill flowers attract parasitic wasps that lay eggs inside cabbageworm caterpillars
- Squash & Radishes: Radishes planted around squash hills lure flea beetles away from squash seedlings
- Beans & Savory: Summer savory repels bean beetles while enhancing bean flavor through root proximity
- Eggplant & Catnip: Catnip releases nepetalactone, a compound 10 times more effective than DEET against flea beetles
- Cucumbers & Tansy: Tansy attracts ladybugs that consume cucumber beetles at a rate of 50 per day

Plant allies, not chemicals.

06/05/2025

Getting ready for Ladies’ Night !💜Golden Antiques and Treasures

04/11/2025

This is how we do it! Cut, dip, plant, pray!🙏🏼🤲

06/10/2024

First bundle of the season!💜

06/10/2024

Lavender!💜💜💜