Let’s all invite NATURE IN!

When we plant for pollinators our gardens become magnets for a host of vital creatures

Carol Klein

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week! One of the best parts of gardening is sharing your plot with other creatures. Birds, mammals, amphibians and insects will arrive anyway, but there are so many ways of making them welcome and ensuring they visit again and again. In the case of insects especially, what we plant can be a real bonus to their wellbeing and even to their survival. What happens in one garden may be infinitesimal but all our gardens, taken together, can make a huge difference. Already this year we have had the joy of hearing queen bumblebees foraging here and there, gathering nectar for their own energy and pollen to prepare for their first brood. Apart from dragonflies, butterflies and moths, bumblebees…

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Garden News (Digital) - 1 Issue, 22 March 2025

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