Globe Thistle
A really good late summer plant for pollinators is the globe thistle, Echinops ritro.
A really good late summer plant for pollinators is the globe thistle, Echinops ritro.
Would you like to learn a bit more about the bees in your garden? During the spring and summer (mostly) I take bee walks or bee safaris at some very special gardens around the UK, from RHS Wisley, National Trust Hidcote, RHS Rosemoor to Yeo Valley Organic Garden & Jekka’s Herb Farm. It can be
There’s a full page and a half article about supporting garden pollinators in the Daily Telegraph, by Jean Vernon
Look out for the buzzy bee fly this spring. It’s an important garden pollinator.
Leave a few dandelions to flower in your garden. They are a vital source of pollen and nectar for pollinators
Jean Vernon’s new book Attracting Garden Pollinators has just been published
Come and join me on a bee safari. We can get up close with some of our garden pollinators.
Join Jean Vernon on a bee walk at Jekka’s Herb Farm this summer
This lovely article on butterflies in Modern Gardens is a book extract from Attracting Garden Pollinators