Sure, it takes a bit of effort but the end result is very worthwhile. I have several bins, but in my wild part of the garden, I have simply started piles of debris and I have to say, some of these piles yield more compost than my bought or built compost bins. Garlic chives planted around roses deters aphids. Garlic, onions and leeks planted amongst your flower borders, repels the bad bugs. It is also an excellent ground cover.
Milk is an ideal organic fungicide for protecting vegetables, plants and roses.
Try mixing one part cow's milk to nine parts water and pouring this over your affected plants. Building our gardens' soil with organic fertilisers and amendments is a way of attracting birds butterflies and other wildlife into our gardens and these creatures eat the bad bugs. And use a bait trap for slug pellets, if you have to use them. In summer, leave out shallow bowls of water for the hedgehogs. Feed them with cat food, not milk and bread.