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Make your outdoor space a sanctuary for garden birds, insects, and small animals. We’ll show you the best plants for pollinators to attract bumble bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Find out how to create your very own butterfly garden full of stunning red admiral and painted lady butterflies. We all need bees for plant pollination, they are incredibly important for our environment. We’ll show you how to build a bee house to encourage more friendly bumble bees into your garden.
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Vivid purple shades are ideal for encouraging butterflies to visit your garden. From lavender to Hebe, there are lots of pretty plants to plant, pot and grow.
If you’re after plants that require little maintenance, resilient Hebes are a great choice. They’re also ideal for attracting busy pollinators to your outdoor space.
Also known as larkspur, this pretty perennial is perfect for beautifying borders and beds. It stands tall over other plants, so is ideal for attracting butterflies and bees, while its pretty purple hue makes it one of the easiest shrubs for pollinators to spot.

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Vivid purple shades are ideal for encouraging butterflies to visit your garden. From lavender to Hebe, there are lots of pretty plants to plant, pot and grow.
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If you’re after plants that require little maintenance, resilient Hebes are a great choice. They’re also ideal for attracting busy pollinators to your outdoor space.
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Also known as larkspur, this pretty perennial is perfect for beautifying borders and beds. It stands tall over other plants, so is ideal for attracting butterflies and bees, while its pretty purple hue makes it one of the easiest shrubs for pollinators to spot.
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Planting flat flowers are perfect for attracting butterflies into your outdoor space. The flatter surface provides them a much easier spot to land and the exposed stamen is super easy for them to get to
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A modern update on traditional terracotta pots, our Hoa range will make a stylish addition to any outdoor space. Each pot is surprisingly lightweight, so you can switch up the spots that need a floral makeover
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Make life easier for pollinators by opting for plants with plenty of petals and leaves – this means they have somewhere to land and won’t use too much energy reaching the nectar. This is particularly helpful in warmer temperatures when butterflies and bees alike are known to struggle a little
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The versatile clematis is perfect for brightening fencing, climbing up trellises and generally adding a pretty accent to your garden. Don’t forget, they’re a thirsty flower, so remember to water it regularly throughout the warmer months
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Digitalis is a woodland flower native to Europe and more commonly known as foxglove. Its tube-like shaped blooms make it super easy for butterflies to land on, climb and feed on the nectar.
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French Lavender
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Super easy to look after, French lavender is one of the easiest plants you can grow to attract curious pollinators. Perfect for low maintenance gardeners, it doesn’t need watering frequently and can survive the colder months too.
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Hellebore is another low maintenance plant that you can introduce to your outdoor space to attract butterflies. Flowering as early as the end of winter, they also brighten borders once their abundant leaves have been clipped back
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Whether you have a small balcony or large garden, it’s easy to create a butterfly haven regardless of space. Pots are perfect for planting flowers in smaller areas without having to make any permanent changes.
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Like most of us, aquilegias also enjoy the warm summer months. More commonly known as ‘Granny’s bonnet’, their bell-shaped petals make it easy for butterflies to collect their nectar.
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Native to New Zealand and named after the Greek goddess of youth, the Hebe is a tough and resilient plant that doesn’t require too much maintenance. Its petals are perfect landing spots for butterflies to get to work and require very little pruning to stay in tip-top shape
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Add some traditional Mediterranean charm to your garden with classic terracotta pots. Place small ones on tables or add a few to beautify boundaries.
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Blue Plastic Watering can 1.5L.Perfect for any green-fingered gardener this 1.5L plastic blue watering can is the ideal solution to easily watering your garden. It can be used all year round which means your plants and seedling are always going to be cared for.