Plant Collections for Bumblebees, Honeybees, Butterflies, and Other Pollinators

The butterfly and honeybee collections consist of a selection of traditional and easy to grow cottage garden perennials, picked to provide pollinators with nectar flow for as long they need it. We give half of the profit from sales of them to the British Beekeepers' Association. and Butterfly Conservation.

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Butterfly Friendly Starter Plant Collection

Butterfly Friendly Starter Plant Collection
This easy to grow starter selection of cottage garden perennials will attract butterflies to your garden in later summer and early autumn.

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Honeybee Friendly Starter Plant Collection

Honeybee Friendly Starter Plant Collection
This starter collection includes a selection of easy to grow cottage perennials recommended for honeybees in late summer and through the winter.

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The Plague Garden

The Plague Garden
This starter selection for a Physic Garden includes a number of plants recommended for treating plague in the Middle Ages. Handy. Some good bee plants too !

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Roman Bee Garden

Roman Bee Garden
A collection of plants recommended by Pliny and Virgil for bees, and typical of a Romano-British garden.

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Maid Marian's Garden

Maid Marian's Garden
A selection of mainly native plants for the Medieval garden, for woodland edge or light shade elsewhere. Some excellent bumblebee plants.

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Yeoman's Garden

Yeoman's Garden
A selection of edible and helpful herbs commonly used in the Middle Ages. What no peasant can be without.

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Dyer's Garden

Dyer's Garden
A selection of colourful and traditional herbs for producing dyes.

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