Do It Yourself Wildlife Habitat Let Nature In YOUR Garden What to do with your Seed Bombs? What seeds are in your Seed Bomb? Instructions: • Take home your seed bombs and dedicate a suitable place in your garden where you can throw them. • We’ve chosen plants that will encourage Bees, Butterflies and other important insects into your garden. • Choose an area that won’t be disturbed by you digging or mowing. Avoid your lawn unless you want the grass to grow long. • Flower Beds and Borders are good. You could try them in Flower Pots too. Unwanted and forgotten areas of your garden could be good but avoid places that are very overgrown with brambles. • Seed Bombs comprise of: Field Poppy, Buckwheat, Aquiliga, Borage, Phacelia and the plants pictured. Hoverfly Viper’s Bugloss • Sunny Spots are good and partial shade is also fine. Red Campion Yarrow Cornflower Evening Primrose Field Scabious Yellow Rattle What wildlife can I expect? • The flowers that explode from your seedbombs will encourage bees, hoverflies, butterflies & much much more! But why is it so important? • Bees are vital for pollinating most of the food crops that are grown. But bee populations have been in decline. Over 90% of wildflower meadows have been lost in the UK, growing wildflowers in your garden provides a haven to encourage wildlife. Information This activity has been organised by Headless Cross Community Orchard with grant funding from Redditch Borough Council. The community orchard is on Headless Cross Green and you are welcome to get involved. Volunteers are encouraged to help with events (like Apple Day, the May Fayre and Wassail), our practical work parties or in the decision making of our project. www.headlessxorchard.org.uk www.sp-designs.co.uk