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hi! im Elizabeth

just wondering what is the best plants for a best look for a cottege garden because im stuck in converting a small part of my garden i want to attract bugs and lots of butterfly's the patch is 5m by 4m




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Gosh... so many options lupins, delphiniums, canterbury bells, hostas, hollihocks, buddlea, spring and summer flowering bulbs of course, aubretia and otehr low (ground covering) perennials... lucky you a new canvas to play with :-)

13 Apr, 2010

 

You could also try bergamot, ox -eye daisy golden marguerite, dill, the field poppy, field scabious, poached egg plant, honeysuckle, lavender, heliotrope, and probably less attractive for insects but good for winter colour interest, hardy carnations/dianthus and various euphorbia species.

13 Apr, 2010

 

Don't forget candytuff and wallflowers for the moths and foxgloves

14 Apr, 2010

 

Word of warning re Bergamot - I have monarda didyama & it has spread prodigiously if it's happy! I don't mind personally.
The foliage has a wonderful scent.

14 Apr, 2010

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