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flowers are not good for bees and butterflies.  Nor are many foreign plants, but buddlias, heather and privet, brooms, ivy, clovers, obviously.  Honeysuckle for moths.  Do a bit of research on the internet and you'll find lots, I'm sure. Visit some gardens

 struggle to find books which give advise regarding preserving the stuff you grow. Arthur Nettleacre - thank you - you just reminded me about The Country of White Clover which I've wanted to read for years having heard extracts on the radiio way back when!  I

over it. I use red clover and once the plants have flowers just dig it all into the ground. Over the years this soil will get better if you do this every Oct - January. I watered in Nematodes two weeks ago, I havent seen a slug since so lets hope

're supposed to be great for seedlings. i use j arther bowers, it's lovely. I use clover multi-purpose compost and I have never found any lumps or twigs in it and 3 bags for 10 pounds. I find this very reasonable. Interesting to hear all the comments about

given. A few years ago I received a copy of 'Permanent and temporary pastures with descriptions and illustrations of leading natural grasses and clovers', 5th edicion, published in 1895. OK not very garden-sounding, but it was written by Martin J. Sutton

like clover or rapeseed being planted as they draw nitrogen from the atmosphere and put it back into the soil. Biological pest control. By developing nutrient-rich soil to grow strong, healthy crops and encourage wildlife to help control pests, animal

get up earlier than usual just to watch them forage on red clover, alliums, poppies and viper's bugloss before setting off for work.The only slight problem was that I found a wax moth in the nest when I moved it, but that's a blog for another day.

bit finer. The seed mixes have some of the above in them but alsopoppies, ladies bedstraw, red campion, cornflowers etc. Is clover a good idea?Would appreciate some more advice nutcutlet...you sound as if you really knowa thing or two about

my 'lawn' green in summer. Special thanks to white clover and self heal. Sounds like a plan to get on my hands and knees then! I do have allot of weeds though so it's going to look bare.....will fertiliser help the growth of runners? So I dont have

Hi, I have a weird problem. Our lawn used to be sad and thin and yellow, and barely worth the name. Then I oversowed with really good grass seed mixed with clover, and the lawn became incredibly lush and fast growing and beautiful. It is just