This blog is designed to help those who want a more wildlife-friendly area in their gardens. We will be publishing a series of articles about how you can develop your area throughout the year with specific information on individual seasonal plants. We use the word “area” as your green space does not have to be a meadow or the whole lawn; just a small green area of 2x2m, or even just putting native plants in pots, can make a massive difference to the wildlife in your garden.
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Melancholy thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum): the bee magnet
Melancholy thistles have distinctive flowerheads shaped like shaving brushes which are a vibrant bright purple in colour. Flowerheads are usually solitary, but 2 or 3 may grow in a cluster.… Read more
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Go Wild in your garden in August
August should be the month with the warmest weather and your garden will be frenetic with activity. The hot and humid conditions will attract insects like hoverflies and ladybirds, that… Read more
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Borage (Borago officinalis): the fly-through nectar plant
Borage is a non-native annual and flowers from June to September, to a height of around 60 centimetres. The flower has narrow blue petals and conspicuous blue stamens in the… Read more
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Common Bird’s-Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus): eggs and bacon on the beach
Common bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is an abundant native perennial. They flower from June to September, to a height between 10-50cm and have small sunset coloured flowers; yellow to orange,… Read more