MAKE ROOM FOR BLOOMS
Apr 28, 2020
4 minutes
Growing flowers on or adjacent to your fruit and vegetable plot is beneficial in many ways. Flowers attract pollinators to your flowering crops and also attract predators to help control pests. Flowers dotted around the crops have also been found to confuse pests and there is a possibility you will see less pest damage. And as a bonus the plot will look pretty and you may have a few flowers you could cut for the house. Some flowers are also edible.
WILD VERSUS CULTIVATED
When adding flowers to your plot you have a choice to go native or cultivated. Native plants are indigenous to the UK and if you are really interested in this you could research just what native flowers are
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