10 Ideas For Your Plot This Year

There is nothing like a new project to get your teeth into in the new year. Emma Rawlings suggests a few ideas that may inspire

- Emma Rawlings

1 GO WILD

Wildflower patches and more naturalistic planting are very popular right now. Just a small area of wildflowers on your plot somewhere will encourage pollinators to your crops. Naturalistic planting creates a softer look to the garden and you could incorporate areas of grass allowed to grow longer, perhaps planted with bulbs or wildflowers. Cottage-style borders with a wide range of flowers and maybe ornamental grasses intertwined will create an informal look. Fruit and vegetables can be planted among the flower borders to make the garden productive too. Neatness and order should be discouraged and flowers allowed to seed to provide food for the birds and even a nettle patch here and there will provide food for many moth and butterfly larvae.

2 PLANT A TUBTRUG GARDEN