Attract bees, butterflies & birds
Attract wildlife into your garden and help British species thrive by providing food and shelter for them. Choose nectar rich flowering plants for pollinators such as bees and butterflies and plants which produce berries and other fruit for the birds. ; Top tip: Plant trees and shrubs as they support more wildlife. As well as food, they provide cover and nesting sites. ; Enjoy watching the creatures that call your garden their home!
Best plants for attracting bees, birds & butterflies
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Best wildlife plants for patios
242 plants
Plants to attract bees and other pollinators
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Plants to attract birds
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Plants to attract wildlife to your patio
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Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Thuja plicata 'Aurea'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Thuja plicata 'Cuprea'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Thuja plicata 'Gracilis Aurea'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Thuja plicata 'Hillieri'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Thuja plicata 'Irish Gold'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Thuja plicata 'Rogersii'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Thuja plicata 'Stoneham Gold'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Thuja plicata 'Zebrina'
Western red cedar, Western arbor vitae
Thymus 'Caborn Wine & Roses'
Thyme
Thymus 'Doone Valley'
Thyme
Thymus 'Silver Posie'
Thyme
Thymus 'Silver Queen'
Silver Thyme
Thymus 'Sparkling Bright'
Thyme
Thymus cilicicus
Cilicia thyme
Thymus citriodorus 'Silver King'
Lemon thyme
Thymus Coccineus Group
Creeping red thyme, Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme
Thymus herba-barona
Caraway thyme
Thymus praecox
Hairy thyme
Thymus praecox 'Albiflorus'
Hairy thyme
Thymus pseudolanuginosus
Grey woolly thyme
Thymus pulegioides
Broad leaved thyme, Large thyme
Thymus pulegioides 'Archer's Gold'
Broad leaved thyme, Large thyme
Thymus pulegioides 'Aureus'
Broad leaved thyme, Large thyme, Thyme golden
Thymus pulegioides 'Bertram Anderson'
Lemon Broad leaved thyme, Large thyme
Thymus serpyllum
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Annie Hall'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Minor'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Russetings'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum Pink Magic = 'Tuthpim'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Thymus serpyllum Ruby Glow = 'Tuilow'
Creeping thyme, Wild thyme, English thyme, Breckland thyme, Mother of thyme
Tiarella Raspberry Sundae = 'Gosund'
Foamflower
Tilia
Lime, Linden, Basswood
Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla
White basswood, Beetree linden
Tilia cordata
Small leaved lime, Littleleaf linden
Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'
Small-leaved lime, Littleleaf linden
Tilia cordata 'Winter Orange'
Small leaved lime, Littleleaf linden
Tilia henryana
Henry's lime
Tilia mongolica
Mongolian lime, Mongolian linden
Tilia oliveri
Oliver's lime
Tilia platyphyllos
Broad-leafed lime, Large-leafed lime, Bigleaf linden
Tilia platyphyllos 'Princes Street'
Broad leafed lime, Large leafed lime, Bigleaf linden
Tilia platyphyllos 'Rubra'
Red-twigged lime, Broad-leafed lime
Tilia x euchlora
Caucasian lime, Crimean lime
Tilia x europaea
Common lime, European linden
Tilia x europaea 'Wratislaviensis'
Common lime, European linden
Tilia x europaea Golden Sunset = 'Wiltil'
Common lime, European lime
Tithonia rotundifolia
Mexican sunflower