Garden wilderness

Garden re-wilding

We have a small patch at the rear of our garden in south-west Sheffield which has been left to its own devices for a few years, with the minimum of management. It is now a species-rich environment which bees, butterflies and other insects love.

In this patch we have the following plants as a minimum (sorry - just English vernacular names)

Agrimony
Antirrhinum
Apple
Betony
Bird’s-foot trefoil
Bistort
Bluebell
Cat’s ear
Clover
Clematis
Columbine
Comfrey
Crane’s bill
Feverfew
Fox-and-cubs
Foxglove
Greater celandine
Herb Robert
Heart's ease (Wild pansy)
Knapweed
Marjoram
Mint
Oak
Ox-eye daisy
Purple toadflax
Red campion
St John's wort
White campion
Wild strawberry
Vervain