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as such interesting fauna, lots of plants have appeared in my garden since I transformed it from a courtyard. Some of them, such as the spear thistle and creeping thistle, are less welcome than others, but I can't get rid of them now – they've been decorated

-flowered dahlias, no matter how good they look in our borders. Bees like clover, dead nettle, bird's foot trefoil and thistles. I like most 'weeds' and am looking forward to my new lawn being colonised by trefoil and dandelions. I'm growing teasel, red clover

elsewhere. Growing nectar-rich plants is a good way to entice them in, but they won't nest in your flower beds. Butterflies lay eggs in long grass, nettles and thistles (depending on the species), while bumblebees prefer undisturbed messy areas