Plants & Flowers

For centuries flowers have inspired people, not just your household gardener, but also poets, artists, architects and even outrageous fashion designers! We have all been inspired by the magnificent blooms of peonies in summer and have been cheered up by the first sight of a snowdrop peeking through the snow on a gloomy day in Spring. Without these plants and flowers, bees couldn’t go about their daily business of making honey, moths and butterflies would have nothing to eat to keep their energy going and we would not have the benefit of the wonderful, perfumed whiff of floweriness during a warm, summer day. Plants play a vital role in the garden as they produce food for other animals and provide them with a home to live in, even if they do get nibbled from time to time!

This list is incomplete but ever growing. If you’d like to help out by writing about any species you see missing here, please get in touch!