Beneficials- Plants that attract birds, butterflies and bees

Ever wonder why the vegetables or fruits you plant aren't thriving? I think we often forget that supporting the local ecosystem is hugely important when trying to grow our own food.

Introduce beneficial plants to your garden to encourage wildlife- especially bees, birds and butterflies. And see your garden flourish!

Butterfly attracting plants:

• allium, azalea, dahlia, heliotrope, hollyhock, phlox, sedum, rhodos, thyme, verbena, wisteria

Birds:

• honeysuckle

Hummingbirds:

• dahlia, hollyhock, fuschia, phlox, snapdragon

Attracts pollinator bees:

• allysum, coreopsis, cosmos, sunflowers

This beautiful photo was found on Flickr.