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RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Plants in the Making Life Better With Bees garden

Bee and pollinator friendly plants have been chosen for the garden with some natives and wildflowers on the statement 鈥榳eed wall鈥

Trifolium rubens 鈥 clover

Trifolium rubens 'Red Feathers'
Pictured: Trifolium rubens 鈥楻ed Feathers鈥

Clover is a great nectar-rich plant to entice pollinators. Early and repeat flowering. Cut and come again. It will feature on the 鈥榳eed wall鈥.

Allium schoenoprasum 鈥 common chives

鈥淰isited by red-tailed bumblebees and honey bees. It鈥檚 a cut and come again plant for the kitchen and summer nectar for the bees.鈥

Allium schoenoprasum
Allium schoenoprasum

鈥淢uch of the garden is an even mix of weeds and nasturtium. They are great at covering soil, increasing habitat and reducing water loss by evaporation, as well as being mainly edible and providing nectar and pollen. Hardy and resilient. What more could you want?鈥

Humble Bee Gardeners, garden designers

Scabiosa 鈥楶ink Mist鈥 鈥 pincushion flower

Scabiosa 鈥楶ink Mist鈥
Scabiosa 鈥楶ink Mist鈥

鈥淔lat flower heads are a perfect landing platform for bees, butterflies and hoverflies. If deadheaded (or
not) this perennial flowers on and off all year.鈥
 

Tropaeolum majus 鈥 nasturtium

鈥淎 lovely salad crop with a zing. Easy to grow as a ground cover and fabulous colour. Their markings attract bees and they provide nectar throughout summer.鈥

Tropaeolum majus
Tropaeolum majus

Lychnis flos-cuculi 鈥楢濒产补鈥 鈥 ragged robin 鈥榳hite robin鈥

Lychnis flos-cuculi 鈥楢濒产补鈥

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Lychnis flos-cuculi 鈥楢濒产补鈥

鈥淎 rich source of nectar from late spring to late summer. Native and good for attracting butterflies, dragonflies and bees. Seed heads are also great for birds.鈥

Plant lists are provided by the designer of the garden as a guide to the plants they hope to use in the garden based on the time of year, the location and the Client Brief. The plants that feature at the Show depends on a variety of factors such as weather during the growing season and availability. While the designers try to update lists where possible, the accuracy of the list cannot be guaranteed.
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