Ever wanted to attract more wildlife into your garden,here are some ideas for you on what to plant to attract many wildlife creatures.Here are some plants that will attract Butterflies.Lilac trees,red Valerian,primroses,cowslips, marjoram,butterfly bush,lavender,aubretia,bugle and toadflax.To attract Bees you can plant Lavender, fuchsias,rosemary comfrey,heathers, raspberry, foxgloves,geraniums,heathers,aquilegia,buddleias,sedums, hebe,marjoram,nasturtium,cotoneasters and honeysuckle.
Also you can grow a mixture of wildflowers,this will provide nectar and pollen for the bees during spring right up to winter.If you want Frogs,Toads or even Newts in your garden,try planting some of these-The Iris,the cuckoo flower, bogbean,Spearwort,and water mint put around the edge of the pond, emergent and submerged plants, starwort forget-me-not, and to provide egg laying sites.Dense vegetation along the side of the pond will provide damp cover.Birds-If you would like birds to nest in your gardenh ang nesting boxes around your garden,Planting Hawthorn is especially a good idea too,they love the berries,and it will attract yellowhammers,starlings,redwings, greenfinches, and chaffinches.Any bushes with berries on are a good idea.Brambles,such as the pyracanthus,and berberis,(are great for the blackbird).Milk thistles (good for goldfinches).Having a bird table in the garden is another way to attract the birds,and lastly having a bird bath in your garden,this will give you great pleasure,watching the birds bathing and feeding.Here are a couple of video clips to watch,i hope they will help you to attract wildlife into your garden.
