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Homes & Gardens
Sophia Pouget de St Victor

5 plants that attract ladybugs and bring them to your garden in droves – for natural, non-toxic pest control

English garden in summer.

We all know that ladybugs are a vital part of any garden's ecosystem. Not only are they wonderfully efficient pollinators, but they feed on aphids and other less welcome visitors in the garden, removing the need for harsh chemical sprays. Beckoning ladybugs to take refuge in your garden, though, may seem tricky. How to get these helpful little bugs into your yard?

If you're searching for ways to encourage and attract ladybugs to your yard, then it's worth planting some, or all of these key plants that are irresistible to ladybugs. Whilst you can buy ladybugs and have them delivered to your door, if you so choose, without a delicious spread of plants they like to gorge on, they're likely to abandon ship fairly quickly. With this in mind, it's worth integrating some plants that attract ladybugs into your garden, so they not only come but, crucially, they stay.

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