Help the bees, and help the environment! 🐝🌎 Create a safe haven for our friendly pollinators by planting a variety of flowers, avoiding use of pesticides, and providing a bee-friendly water source.
#SaveTheBees 💦 #BeeFriendly 🌼

Lawn Is Yawn
It’s back - a whole month to lock away those lawn mowers and join in with the #nomow movment to help feed the bees.
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Dandelion sap or latex can be used to draw on temporary tattoos, allow to dry and in a few hours the design will appear as a brown stain.
#InternationalDayOfTheDandelion #WildflowerHour #DandelionChallenge

According to the BSBI, there are over 250 species of dandelion recorded throughout Britain and Ireland. The Taraxacum family, is one of the hardest for botanist to get to grips with.
#InternationalDayOfTheDandelion #WildflowerHour #DandelionChallenge

Ode to the Dandelion:
The dandelion is good for bees,
Her golden hue is sure to please,
Clad in springtime’s fine regalia,
with roots that finish in Australia.
Pam Ayres MBE

#InternationalDayOfTheDandelion

The humble dandelion is a rich source of food for wildlife, from seeds for birds, to nectar and pollen for bees and beetles, rabbits love to eat the lush green leaves. Every part of the dandelion has herbal or medicinal uses. #InternationalDayOfTheDandelion

New for Spring 2024! 🐝
Created in collaboration with The Wildlife Trusts to encourage everyone to add pollinator friendly plants into their lawns!
Seedball donates £1 to The Wildlife Trusts for every bag sold.
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#InternationalDayOfTheDandelion

Dandelions were once so revered, the grass around them was weeded out to give them more space. Dandelions are rich in vitamins A, C, and K. They contain vitamin E, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and B vitamins.
#InternationalDayOfTheDandelion

We are proud to announce the location for the #InternationalDayoftheDandelion .
We will be at the Botanische Tuinen UU and hoping and working hard for more countries to join us in this day.

Good morning, let's start celebrating the start of the weekend and 1 more sleep until #InternationalDayoftheDandelion #dandelions

Hairy-footed Flower Bees, Anthophora plumipes*, making the next generation in the garden this afternoon. We were delighted to witness this as we rarely see them keeping still, they’re usually whizzing around. (* I used to think this was plumpies! 😂)

Garden with Wildflowers
A report in the journal Biological Conservation showed
97% of British wildflower meadows have disappeared since the 1930s.
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Perfect challenge for this Sunday…

Attention wildlife lovers! 🦌🐦 Do you want to attract more birds and animals to your outdoor space? Planting wildflower seedballs is a great way to help pollinators and create an oasis for wildlife.
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#SeedballButterflyMix

OFFER!!!
A mix of native wildflowers that are perfect for butterflies! This lovely collection of mostly purple, pink and blue flowers is designed to attract butterflies to our gardens, balconies and window boxes
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Enjoy the floriferous beauty of blossom in your local orchard for orchard blossom day in the last week of April.
#orchardblossomday

Get ready to transform your green space with wildflower magic! Join the #nomow movement by locking away your mower for the month of May!

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
These pretty blue blooms look gorgeous in a border or pot
Bees love them. We love them!
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Seedball grab bags are made from paper, they’re totally plastic free and ideal for composting at home.
OFFER!!!
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The last week of April sees the annual celebration of blossoming fruit trees such as damson, pear, cherry and apple. With orchards across the UK opeing their sites to the public for crafts and picnics.
#orchardblossomday #orchardnetwork