WE ARE WHAT WE EAT

[Tizer]

We've been increasing the number of our insect friendly plants, especially those loved by honey bees and bumble bees and the effort is paying back now. Unfortunately a lot of people plant their garden with fancy double-flowered* varieties of ornamental plants and the bees can't get nectar from those. Best to have the normal single-flowered ones and even wild ones too.

*Double-flowered varieties of plants, also known as double blooms, are those where the flowers have more petals than the typical single-flowered variety of the same species. This extra fullness is typically caused by a mutation in genes that control the development of the flower. Instead of forming stamens and carpels (the male and female reproductive parts), these mutated cells develop into extra petals or petal-like structures. (From Google AI)

[Stanley]

I admit that my wild front garden looks like the epitome of neglect to someone who equates good culture with trimming lawn edges but during the dry weather it has thrived and is alive with insects and even bats in the evening.