In the spring and summer, many insects and animals come to your garden to find food and shelter. Gardeners want to protect their plants from slugs.

A gardening expert shared his favorite plants that stop slugs naturally. Adam Kirtland likes to use these plants around his garden.

Adam said there are four plants that slugs do not like to eat. He likes these plants because they are good for his garden. Slugs are a necessary part of the garden, but they should not eat all the plants.

Slugs do not like geums because they are hairy.

Adam likes geums because they are beautiful and come back every year with nice flowers. He said geums are the best plants to stop slugs.

Geums have hairy stems, which is why slugs do not like them. The hairiness of geums is like a tomato plant.

The hair on geums is enough to keep slugs away. Geums are beautiful and can stop slugs from eating your plants.

Adam likes salvias because they are oily, and slugs do not like oily plants. He said salvias are good for his garden.

Salvias are also rough, which slugs do not like.

Adam loves heucheras, but slugs do not like them. Heucheras are one of his favorite plants, but slugs do not like their leaves.

Heuchera leaves are waxy and leathery, which slugs do not like. Using heucheras around the edges of your garden beds can protect your plants.

Slugs do not like ferns.

Ferns have tough leaves that slugs do not like to slide on. Adam likes ferns in his garden.

The scratchy leaves of ferns are what keep slugs away. Ferns are good for gardens because they stop slugs.

Adam suggested other plants that can stop slugs, like lavender and sedum. Many people already know about these plants.

Lavender has strong oils that keep slugs away. Sedum has thick leaves that slugs do not like. Geraniums have fuzzy leaves that slugs do not like. Ornamental grasses have tough leaves that are hard for slugs to eat. Euphorbia has milky sap that keeps slugs away. Penstemon has rough leaves that slugs do not like. Rosemary has a strong smell that keeps slugs away.