Wildlife garden with year-round food and shelter

Conditions required

Sun to part shade, average soil, moderate space.

Seasonal coverage

Blossom from February, nectar through summer, berries into winter.

Wildlife coverage

Nectar, pollen, fruit, seed, nesting and overwintering cover.

Resilience strengths

Good all-round tolerance; hawthorn and elder cope with dry spells.

Planting density

Shrubs at 1.5–2 m centres with perennials between

Estimated size

15–30 m²

Estimated product basket

6 shrubs, 12 perennials, 1 bird water dish, leaf-mulch supply