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Homes & Gardens
Tenielle Jordison

Sick of the never-ending battle with spiders? Try growing these 5 plants indoors – it's natural pest control and spiders hate them

Summer houseplant care mistakes.

I don't know about you, but recently I have been walking around my home on eggshells, scared an unwelcome critter will run across the floor at any moment. Spider season is in full swing and these disconcerting eight-legged insects are making their presence known in our homes. There's an easy way to deter them, though: growing plants that repel spiders indoors.

While these aren't necessarily the traditional, ornamental indoor plants you may think of, there are plenty of fragrant plants to grow indoors as a method to keep spiders away. These plants have strong fragrances and contain chemicals these pests can't stand, discouraging them from sticking around in your home.

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