When walking through the street of your village, town or city, it is so easy to overlook the containers, hanging baskets and beds all around you. Of course municipal planting is done more for colour and a stunning show with begonia plants and marigolds offering a beautiful visual display and not only do these displays cheer us up they increase the food supply for our hungry pollinators.
Research has found that the terrible weather we have had this spring and summer so far, proves these areas are more important than ever, simply because honey bees have to fly the longest distances to find their nectar and pollen; this is also true for our other bees, butterflies and pollinating insects.
Butterflies have long been among the prettiest visitors to the British garden, feeding on nectar-rich plants, and are of course beneficial pollinators. The wet weather in late spring and early summer has contributed to a reduction in butterflies and the bad weather in recent years has exacerbated the situation.
It is a well-known fact that Buddleia has been seen as the key species to attract colourful red admirals, peacocks and tortoiseshell butterflies, also Michaelmas daisies, asters, and lavender plants are all butterfly magnets.
A lot of gardeners mindful of diminishing numbers of the honey bee and butterflies are moving away from the formal garden towards a more natural wild side patch to encourage these insects into the garden, of course they will also want to see the usual daffodils, tulips, and bedding plants such as petunia, and geranium plants, but still most gardeners are nature lovers and want to do their bit to try and preserve these insects from distinction.
There are so many plants to choose from for this purpose, that can provide a feeding ground for wild insects, plants such as winter flowering cherry, crab apple, willow, and why not plant hedging with laurel, hawthorn, pyracantha coccinea, holly, all these plants can give you a wonderful display and at the same time providing nectar and pollen for all the pollinators.
It is a proven scientific theory that gardens are vital for the survival of the UKs wildlife, there is no need to turn your whole garden over to wildlife, you can still have a more formal or contemporary design, the reason some gardeners are put off wildlife gardening they dont want a messy garden, but just remember its the choice of plants that makes a difference to attract wildlife not an untidy garden.
A spokesman for Blooming Direct an online horticultural facility located on the island of Jersey said there are all types of gardens, and many gardeners do actually think a garden is not just for personal pleasure, it has many purposes, for example food also the preservation of wildlife. We deliver all orders to the UK FREE; and guarantee satisfaction on all your purchases. It is so easy just go online and browse our website, drill down and get detailed information on all plants; our website is so user friendly.
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