A White-tailed bumblebee helping pollinate my raspberries.
My garden is filled full of flowers and herbs that are beneficial to pollinators. I have a cottage garden that is densely packed with various native species, or other beneficial cultivars, and a water source for birds and insects. In return for providing this habitat (aside from being able to enjoy the aesthetic of a cottage garden) i am rewarded with masses of beneficial insects that naturally keep pests, such as aphids, to a minimum and do a wonderful job pollinating my crops and subsequently giving me a higher yield.
Gardening with wildlife in mind can be just as rewarding for your pantry as it is spiritually.
Using flowers and herbs to help crop management was once a common practice and only really died out after the Victorian era.
If you have some problems in the garden, try looking at more traditional methods before turning to chemicals.
My garden is filled full of flowers and herbs that are beneficial to pollinators. I have a cottage garden that is densely packed with various native species, or other beneficial cultivars, and a water source for birds and insects. In return for providing this habitat (aside from being able to enjoy the aesthetic of a cottage garden) i am rewarded with masses of beneficial insects that naturally keep pests, such as aphids, to a minimum and do a wonderful job pollinating my crops and subsequently giving me a higher yield.
Gardening with wildlife in mind can be just as rewarding for your pantry as it is spiritually.
Using flowers and herbs to help crop management was once a common practice and only really died out after the Victorian era.
If you have some problems in the garden, try looking at more traditional methods before turning to chemicals.