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Attracting wildlife

kellylavenderkellylavender Posts: 5
in Wildlife gardening
Just in the process of planting up our borders ready for the summer and keen to attract wildlife, particularly to keep the bees and butterflies happy. Any experts out there that can recommend the best border plants for the job, that will look 'wild' without looking too messy and overgrown!

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    The RHS has a list of plants for pollinators which you can find here - https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/conservation-biodiversity/wildlife/plants-for-pollinators  There are three versions to download - garden plants, wildflowers and world.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    The most important thing for wildlife is what you don't do:  no pesticides, no weedkiller and not too much tidying up.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I really like stachys bysantina (lambs ear) it looks great and is nice and tactile if you plant it by the path but it's also really popular with carder bees who like to harvest the fluff off the leaves as well as visiting the flowers.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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