Sounds lovely! I increased the bee friendly plants in mine this year and its hugely paid off. Top ones; knautia macedonia melton pastels. Flowers constantly and covered in bees! Alliums, single dahlia (i used the gw seeds), lemonbalm, nepeta, salvia, foxgloves and verbena - the latter and echinacea were very popular with butterflies too. I have a lot of roses and the single layer petalled ones are popular too.
Over the last few years I have gone over to mostly pollinator friendly plants too and the garden is always a buzz. Rozanne, veronica longifolia and alliums most popular. Cherry tree, borage, single dahlias and roses, verbena bon, sedum, herucha, salvia Royal Bumble, hollyhocks, foxgloves, forgetmenots, clem terniflora all draw a good crowd. I planted up next door's garden with contrasting plants for pollinators that I don't have (on request) so, all in, we have a pretty good range for small plots.
A pavement plot is planted just for pollinators. Rozanne beats them all for visible pollinator interest (there will be all sorts of tiny critters and complex interactions, night activity etc going on that I don't observe). It's a dry garden on sand (no watering once plants are established ). White plants for mostly night fliers. Purple and blues for day fliers. Hoverflies are very keen here.
Over the last few years I have gone over to mostly pollinator friendly plants too and the garden is always a buzz. Rozanne, veronica longifolia and alliums most popular. Cherry tree, borage, single dahlias and roses, verbena bon, sedum, herucha, salvia Royal Bumble, hollyhocks, foxgloves, forgetmenots, clem terniflora all draw a good crowd. I planted up next door's garden with contrasting plants for pollinators that I don't have (on request) so, all in, we have a pretty good range for small plots.
A pavement plot is planted just for pollinators. Rozanne beats them all for visible pollinator interest (there will be all sorts of tiny critters and complex interactions, night activity etc going on that I don't observe). It's a dry garden on sand (no watering once plants are established ). White plants for mostly night fliers. Purple and blues for day fliers. Hoverflies are very keen here.
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https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/go-on-give-moths-a-chance/
Not totally relevant to the subject, but it indicates how easily moths are overlooked and underestimated, and shows how vital they are in our gardens.
@Fire there's another article re the rewilding project if you want me to link it for you.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/affric-highlands-launched-to-rewild-half-a-million-acres/
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...