what plant deters ticks
More Tick-Repellent Plants. Lemon scented herbs are said to help deter ticks and other pests, such as lemon thyme, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemon grass, lemon eucalyptus, lemon pelargonium. Sage repels cabbage moths, carrot flies, and ticks, and carrots will benefit from sage.
More than just a pretty flower, chrysanthemums deter fleas and ticks from your backyard. Place them randomly around your other plants, or on the edge of your property, to help keep pests including roaches, bedbugs, silverfish, lice and more away.