FLOWER POWER SHRUBS AND SHADE CENTRAL CIRCULAR BED Shrubs and Climbers Annuals and biennials Trees Shrubs Rosa ‘Perennial Blush’ along fence Malope trifida ‘Vulcan’ Arbutus unedo Rosa ‘Blue for You’ Rosa ‘Wedding Day’ along fence Echium vulgare ‘Blue Bedder’ Morus nigra - Mulberry Perennials Rosa ‘American Pillar’ along fence Echium pininana Cotoneaster ‘Cornubia’ Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’ Lavatera x clementii ‘Rosea’ Limnanthes douglasii Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’ Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ Rosa ‘Sara van Fleet’ Sweet pea Gwendoline – on big obelisk Shrubs and Climbers Verbena bonariensis Rosa ‘Penelope’ Sweet pea Black Knight – on smaller Hedera helix ‘Goldheart’ against shed Delphinium ‘Pacific Giant Blue Bird Eucryphia intermedia ‘Rostrevor’ obelisk Hedera helix ‘Clotted Cream’ against shedGroup’ Cytisus x boskoopii ‘Boskoop Ruby’ Dianthus barbatus mixed Pileostegia viburnoides against shed Delphinium ‘Magic Fountains Sky Perennials Calendula officinalis ‘Indian Prince Rosa filipes ‘Kiftsgate’ on fence Blue’ Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow White’ Calendula officinalis ‘Pygmy Formula Hebe rakaiensis Agastache ‘Blackadder’ Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow Berry’ Mixture’ Hebe albicans Annuals and Biennials Echinops bannaticus ‘Blue Globe’ Salvia horminum viridis ‘Blue Denim’ Hebe ‘Wiri Prince’ Lathyrus odoratus Misty Mountain Centaurea montana Cosmos Purity – tall white Berberis thunbergii ‘Orange Rocket’ Mix (sweet pea) Centranthus ruber Cosmos Dazzler– cherry red Myrtus communis Cosmos ‘Purity’ Centranthus ruber ‘Albus’ Cosmos Picotee – pale pink/white Myrtus luma ‘Glanleam Gold’ Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’ Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’ Helianthus annuus mixed red varieties Rhododendron ‘Cunningham’s White’ Bulbs Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’ Eschscholzia californica mixed Rhododendron ‘Marcel Menard’ Crocus ‘Snow Bunting’ Sedum ‘Matrona’ Bulbs Rhododendron ‘Etoile de Sleidinge’ Crocus tommasinianus ‘Whitwell Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Crocus ‘Snow Bunting’ Rhododendron ‘Gristede’ Purple’ Aubrieta ‘Cascade Mixed’ Crocus ‘Flower Record Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ Anemone blanda (mixed colours) Digitalis parviflora Narcissus ‘Tete a Tete’ Skimmia japonica ‘Delight’ KITCHEN CORNER Cephalaria gigantea Erica carnea Clematis cirrhosa ‘Wisley Cream’ Delphinium ‘White Swan’ Perennials Whitecurrant ‘White Versailles’ Lupinus ‘Noble Maiden’ Geranium magnificum Red currant ‘Rosetta’ Lupinus ‘The Chatelaine’ Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’ Black currant ‘Ben Tirran’ Nepeta nervosa ‘Pink Cat’ Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’ Gooseberry ‘Hinnomaki Green’ Penstemon ’Blackbird’ Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ Blackberry ‘Merton Thornless’ Penstemon ‘Pink Bedder’ Pulmonaria ‘Opal’ Blackberry ‘Adrienne’ Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’ Herbs in variety including: Dahlia variabilis ‘Bishops Children Helleborus x hybridus in variety thyme, oregano, mint, chives, rocket Knautia macedonica ‘Melton Pastels’ Annuals and Biennials Borago officinalis Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Rosea’ Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’ Runner bean Enorma Verbena officinalis ‘Bampton’ Echium vulgare ‘Blue Bedder’ Climbing French bean Neckargold Monarda didyma ‘Balmy Purple’ Erysimum cheiri ‘Blood Red’ Broad bean Aquadulce Claudia Linaria purpurea ‘Canon Went’ Erysimum cheiri ‘Giant Pink’ Pea Early Onward Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’ Erysimum cheiri ‘Fire King’ Courgette Defender Achillea millefolium ‘New Vintage Rose’ Borago officinalis Courgette Bianca di Trieste Veronica ‘Inspire Pink’ Digitalis purpurea ‘Alba’ Pumpkin Crown Prince Bulbs Butternut Squash - unknown variety Narcissus ‘Hawera’ Tagetes Chameleon Narcissus ‘Tete a Tete’ Tagetes Tangerine Gem Anemone blanda ‘White Splendour’ Calendula Indian Prince Crocus ‘Cream Beauty’ Tropaeolum mixed Crocus ‘Flower Record’ Leek Musselburgh Artichoke - unknown variety WILD CORNER Bank against hut left with rough grass to provide nest site Trees Annuals and Biennials Prunus ‘Tai Haku’ Digitalis purpurea ‘Snow Thimble’ Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’ Digitalis purpurea ‘Suttons Apricot’ THE BUMBLEBEE Shrubs and Climbers Digitalis purpurea ‘Alba’ Clethra alnifolia Digitalis mertonensis GARDEN Rosa ‘Blanche Double de Coubert’ Myosotis sylvatica JULY 2019 Rosa rugosa ‘Alba’ Echium vulgare ‘Blue Bedder’ With numbers of bumblebees in serious decline, and two British Rosa ‘Paul’s Himalayan Musk’ against Cleome spinosa ‘Helen Campbell’ species already extinct, a decision was made to create a garden back fence Wildflowers in variety from “seed bomb” for bumblebees on a piece of disused ground below the nursery Rosa ‘Starlight Symphony’ for pollinators terrace. (against the arbour) Bulbs The purpose of this is to show how an ordinary, domestic garden Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ Anemone blanda blue and white forms can become an important haven and food source for bumblebees Ribes sanguineum ‘Pulborough Scarlet’ Crocus ‘Cream Beauty’ without losing the qualities we want from a garden. Corylus avellana Crocus tommasinianus Lonicera fragrantissima ‘Whitwell Purple’ Following consultation and advice from the Bumblebee Salix daphnoides Narcissus ‘Hawera’ Conservation Trust, and with generous support from the Hatcher Rosa ‘Starlight Symphony’ Narcissus ‘Minnow’ Animal Welfare Trust, in March 2018 the design was marked out Perennial Galanthus nivalis and construction commenced. The garden was opened in Symphytum ‘Wisley Blue’ summer 2019. There are five main sections: a kitchen corner, Symphytum ‘Hidcote Blue’ a shrub and shade section (though it will be a while before the Veronica gentianoides shrubs are big enough to provide significant shade), a wild Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ garden, a sunny “flower power” corner, and a circular central bed. Thymus ‘Snow Pixie’ Every plant in the garden has been selected for its pollen and nectar value for bumblebees, and for its visual qualities, ease of cultivation and availability. There are many, many other suitable plants that have not been included. The following lists contain the plants currently in each section of the garden. Perhaps the single most important way to support the bumbles is to provide sources Further Information: of pollen and nectar very early in the year, and again later in the autumn, so many plants have been selected with this in mind. www.bumblebeeconservation.org Bumblebee Conservation Trust www.beekind.bumblebeeconservation.org A wonderful site where you can check the bumblebee value of the plants in your garden. www.rhs.org.uk/science/conservation-biodiversity/wildlife/plants-for-pollinators Not exclusive to bumblebees, but an extensive list of plants of value for pollinators, including wild plants. www.wlgf.org The Wildlife Gardening Forum A website full of information about gardening with wildlife in mind .