With the arrival of sunny days, we spend more time outdoors and mainly in our garden. The doors of the house can be left open to take advantage of the fresh air and let in the rays of the sun. However, intruders can make an appearance in your garden, such as snakes or vipers. Moments of happiness outdoors can quickly turn into a nightmare for the most fearful of us.

Here’s what to do if you encounter a snake or viper in your garden. You can repel them without harming them.

How to keep vipers and snakes away from your home?

A snake in a garden – Source: spm

Did you have a surprise encounter in your garden that you weren’t prepared for?  A snake sneaked into your garden and you didn’t realize it. There’s no point in panicking because these reptiles are good allies for your garden.   In fact, they help maintain the ecosystem of your outdoor area and keep the balance between all the animals that live in your green space. Before repelling snakes and vipers, it’s important to know their nature. You need to know if they are dangerous in order to contact professionals such as firefighters or a veterinarian to eliminate them.

– Spray a garlic infusion in your garden to scare away snakes

Garlic in the garden – Source: spm

To keep snakes and vipers away from your garden, you can use natural products such as garlic. To do this, infuse garlic cloves in water for several days.  Then, pour the water into a spray bottle. Spray the mixture throughout your garden to repel reptiles.

– Adopt chickens in your garden to scare away snakes

Chickens in the garden – Source: spm

Chickens are enemies of snakes. If you find a snake in your yard, consider adopting chickens.  Snakes will not want to enter your green space if they notice chickens already there.

– Maintain your garden space to repel snakes

Clean your garden – Source: spm

It is important to maintain your garden well to prevent snakes or vipers from settling or hiding behind leaves. Snakes can get into all corners of your garden.  Consider cleaning your ground by removing pieces of wood, piles of leaves from trees or even garden objects.

– Choose repellent plants to repel snakes

In your garden, grow repellent plants that will help you scare away snakes or vipers. Take, for example, Lemongrass of the West Indies. It is easy to maintain and its strong scent will scare away snakes. It  can also repel mosquitoes and ticks. The Indian Rose is also a perfect repellent against snakes and vipers. It gives off a strong scent that will scare away all pests from your garden. Also think about Mother-in-law’s Tongue to repel snakes. They will be scared away by this plant with long stems and original leaves.

To avoid attracting snakes or vipers to your garden, avoid putting water points in your green space. Snakes are also attracted to tall grass, so it is important to maintain your exterior well.

Bonus tip: How to have a beautiful garden without watering it?

To enjoy flower beds all summer long, we tend to water a lot. But this is time-consuming, expensive and wastes the planet’s water supplies. What if it weren’t a fatality? Some plants are adapted to harsh conditions and can get through the summer period with minimal water. And there are many of them. Find out how, each in its own way, they manage the lack of water.

The trick: density + blending

• It is often said that each plant should benefit from a living space and that two plants compete mercilessly. These are received ideas inherited from the practice of monoculture, where all plants are identical and have the same needs. • If you closely manage plants of different shapes and vegetation, they will not compete with each other because they will not all be rooted in the same way and they will not all have the same water needs. In addition, you will better occupy the soil, which will dry out less quickly. • Density also promotes condensation of night and morning humidity, which is often enough to keep plants alive. The denser, the prettier, the longer they last and the less we water… CQFD! • Many people think that watering is absolutely essential if you want to enjoy beautiful flowers during the summer. No water, no flowers! What if I was wrong? Water is only necessary during the time that the well-chosen plants are settling! They then themselves extract the water necessary for their prosperity, and some do so very well, even during the driest periods.

Well-adapted flowers

The condition for minimising watering is to choose the right plants. There are whole books on the subject, but one can easily find the most drought-resistant plants by observing them: some of their organs clearly indicate resistance to heat and lack of water, or a particular adaptation to draw where others cannot. At first, they will need some watering while they are settling in (1 per month is the deal!). But from next year onwards, this will no longer be necessary.