What’s ‘perfect for pollinators’ on your plot?

Aug 8, 2016

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Steve Ott

in News

Take part in the RHS ‘Perfect for Pollinators’ survey

The RHS and the University of Bristol are asking gardeners to take part in a new online survey to identify the most commonly planted pollinator-friendly plants and assess how good UK gardens really are for pollinators.

RHS scientists believe the study, the first of its kind in the UK, will help fill a significant gap in the knowledge that exists about the distribution of garden plants which provide nectar and pollen. Although the RHS has already created its own ‘Perfect for Pollinators’ list, it wants to tap into the experiences of gardeners to enhance that list. As part of the survey the RHS is asking gardeners to nominate pollinator-friendly plants not currently listed. The ultimate aim is to create a ‘champions’ league’ of the most pollinator-friendly garden plants.

Go to https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RHSp4pSurvey to take part in the survey, which will run until September. The data will be analysed over the autumn, with the results expected to be available to gardeners by the end of the year

About the author

Steve Ott

Steve Ott is editor of Kitchen Garden magazine and started his career as a professional grower, producing everything from cut flowers to vegetables. He has been growing fruit and veg all his life and spends most of his spare time in his garden in the East Midlands. He loves to experiment with crops and varieties he has never grown before and when he isn’t gardening is to be found out in the countryside bird watching and walking his dog Ted.

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