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Eco Friendly Planting

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Garden Designers often compose planting schemes to attract wildlife and increase biodiversity in the garden.

You can see examples of this planting in our Nottinghamshire, Ratcliffe, Oxfordshire and Leicestershire gardens as well as the estate in the Chalfonts

PLANTS TO ATTRACT BUTTERFLIES
Aster
Buddleia davidii
Eryngium bourgatii
Echinacea purpurea
Lavandula
Nepeta
Primula
Sedum
Thymus
Verbena
Veronicastrum

PLANTS TO ATTRACT BIRDS
Cornus
Crataegus
Helianthus
Ilex
Malus e.g. John Downie
Viburnum opulus

PLANTS TO ATTRACT POLLINATING BEES
Agastache
Cosmos
Cynara cardunculus
Escallonia
Nepeta
Pyracantha









PLANTS TO ATTRACT BENEFICIAL INSECTS
Achillea
Ajuga
Angelica gigas
Foeniculum
Penstemon
Potentilla

PLANTS TO ATTRACT MOTHS
Jasminum
Lonicera
Nicotiana
Oenothera

GARDENS TO VISIT
Sticky Wicket
Garden Organic
Ryton

Eco-friendly planting to attract bees, birds and beneficial garden insects can be a useful tool in contemporary garden design and planting designs.

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  • Balancing Ponds
  • Drought Tolerant Plants
  • Eco Friendly Planting
  • Flood Tolerant Plants
  • Forest Gardens
  • Green Roofs
  • Grey Water Recycling
  • Kitchen Gardens
  • Permaculture
  • Rain Gardens
  • Reclaimed Materials
  • Reed Beds
  • Sustainable Materials
  • Water Butts