Although we live in an urban environment, we’ve tried to make our garden as wildlife friendly as possible by planting flowers that bloom at different times to ensure a steady supply of food for the insects from spring to autumn, and we’ve been rewarded with lots of winged visitors in the garden this month.
The cirsium rivulare (which is becoming a bit of the thug in the back border) is particularly popular attracting both bees seeking pollen and ladybirds that eat the aphids eating the plant.
May is typically a warm and sunny month in our part of the world, and it’s been lovely to sit outside enjoying the sunshine as the bees bumble and buzz around completely unperturbed by our presence. As always very grateful for our little garden and all the joy it brings us. Have a lovely week! X
Lovely and Grateful 
Lovely post – it’s great to hear that you are getting the insects visiting. We try to do the same but with mixed success. The ladybirds seem few and far between this year in spite of the aphids attacking the roses. I may have to try the plant you have – it looks really pretty
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Thanks, the plume thistle is tough enough to withstand the aphids but they’ve destroyed the roses, some of the buds and petals have been munched right through. 😔
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Lovely post. I’ve been watching the bees in our garden too. They never seem to stop!!
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I love the bees, such hard little workers with their little pollen breeches, I always keep a little jar of honey in the kitchen in case I need to revive any when they exhaust themselves. ☺️
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Great tip. I will do that too 🙂
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