One of the projects I plan to take on is to reorganize my garden.
There are so many trees like plum, persimmon, maple, crape myrtle, etc. that my family had planted. They make a nice green oasis, but unfortunately it attracts the wasps, too.
My English teacher living in a cottage in Europe advised me that naturally-repellent plants do exist. They include mint, wormwood, lemongrass, citronella, clove, penny royal, sage, rosemary, geranium, chamomile, thyme, fennel, wintergreen and sweet marjoram.
Time to create an English garden -- in fact, the architect of my house renovation told me that her colleague, the president of a company that collaborated on the renovation, had an authentic English garden. It uses tasteful bricks, grows nice herbs and even sets up a pizza kiln...wow! He kindly passed a message that I can visit and have a look anytime.
For reference I've also seen many pictures of charming gardens and purchased a book on the Highgrove Royal Gardens. Prince Charles spends private times and enjoys gardening there.
