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Bumblebee super plant - Red clover
If you want to make your garden more wildlife friendly, one thing you can do is set your lawn mower at a higher cut setting, and sow some Red clover seeds into your lawn.
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When 'weeds' are wildflowers
Weeds are simply wildflowers growing in gardens, that gardeners don't want. Some get sprayed, others get pulled, so you might not even ever see them in flower. So, here is some wildlfowers in August. These are typical are what you might find in any grass verge on a country lane. As you can see, some are quite pretty. Next year, perhaps leave a small part of your garden to grow wild and see what shows up (for example behind the garden shed), and these native plants are great for bees and butterflies.
