How to Plant a Wildlife Container or Pot for Butterflies and Bees - Top Plants to Include

Gardening For Wildlife - In this video, we look at a great way to help our butterflies and bees by providing a "pit-stop" and a source of food for them, even if you only have a balcony, rented property or small urban garden. We will look at some great plants to include.
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  • @rebeccaslater1398
    @rebeccaslater1398Ай бұрын

    Great Joel you mentioned about peat free - so important:) Thankyou

  • @CheshireCat6639

    @CheshireCat6639

    Ай бұрын

    Joels is a fountain of knowledge for us all. 🎉 Yes ! Learning all of the time 👍💯

  • @mukbangloverx
    @mukbangloverx8 ай бұрын

    i would love to do this in my garden - remember they used to say - birds, bees, bugs, hedgehogs, bats, owls, butterflies, sealife, foxes and badgers, and wildflowers and hedgerows, and recycle and electric green energy! and your mental and physical health. and meat free monday! and big old trees. or trees for drainage or we'd have floods. and they used to say the rastafarian smokes homegrown hemp tea. well i have cbd tea from holland and barrett, works the same kinda haha.

  • @rebeccaslater1398
    @rebeccaslater1398Ай бұрын

    Just brilliant - everyone can do this ! ❤

  • @capicuaaa
    @capicuaaa3 жыл бұрын

    Wow; absollutely stunning pot of gorgeous, pollinator-friendly plants!

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Daniela - glad this was of help and hope it's given you some ideas :) Appreciate your positive comments! Best wishes, Joel

  • @conkgord
    @conkgord2 жыл бұрын

    so so helpful. thanks

  • @Jpatmeadowbrook
    @Jpatmeadowbrook10 ай бұрын

    This information never gets old!

  • @JohnHenrySheridan
    @JohnHenrySheridanАй бұрын

    Awesome thank you !

  • @wyliehorn1568
    @wyliehorn15684 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video and advice. Thanks Joel!

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Wylie 😊👍

  • @CheshireCat6639
    @CheshireCat663910 ай бұрын

    Fabulous,I will get there eventually!❤😂🐝🐛🦠🐜🦋🐌🪲🪲🕷🪳🦟🪰🌾🌿🌿

  • @helenyates3951
    @helenyates39512 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Very simple straight forward and helpful

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are very welcome Helen, so glad the channel is being of help :) Best wishes to you - Joel

  • @Jacksonknox834
    @Jacksonknox8342 жыл бұрын

    Love all your videos joel loads of good tips 👌

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Kenny - really appreciate your kind words and support :) So glad you're enjoying the channel, there's certainly a lot of videos on here now, lots more to come as well - best wishes, Joel

  • @bigpimpinbig1
    @bigpimpinbig12 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Perfect for on the terrace.

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Carsten, appreciated :) I couldn't agree more - I hope you enjoy the channel - best wishes, Joel

  • @ChopsyMiche
    @ChopsyMiche Жыл бұрын

    Love your beautiful vlogs, always a pleasure to sit and watch and gather fantastic ideas. I adore the pollinators and often wander around the plants in the garden and just watch them doing there thing. Such things are priceless and way more meaningful than living in a materialistic world x Thank you for sharing.

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so very much - this has been lovely to read after a pretty hard day, I really do appreciate your encouragement and support and I hope you are enjoying the rest of the channel - I have around 85 videos to upload now, it's just finding the time during this most busy period at work - there will be lots to entertain over the autumn and winter though, for sure :) Best wishes to you and yours - Joel

  • @wildlifegardener-tracey6206
    @wildlifegardener-tracey62064 жыл бұрын

    Great ideas thank you.

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    4 жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome. Anytime Tracey 👍

  • @ozdigg9254
    @ozdigg9254 Жыл бұрын

    How wonderful. Many thanks :)))

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome :) Lots more of these videos to come, I have filmed and planted up a few more containers with different ideas, videos will be on here shortly :) Best wishes, Joel

  • @illustriousbadger1065
    @illustriousbadger10653 жыл бұрын

    Great - must do one of these. Can vouch for birds foot trefoil - grew some out a pot and it really does spread out nicely. It has yellow flowers which were there for the whole summer and always had a bee on them.

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    Illustrious Badger great to hear 👍 Yes, BFT is such a great “all rounder”.

  • @gazf6163
    @gazf61633 жыл бұрын

    I’m going to try this and put it behind my barrel pond. Nice video 👍

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gaz :) That's a great idea, I have these in front of my barrel at the moment, the oxeyes are brimming, along with the nepeta - I should be doing a garden update over the weekend and hope to post it by Sunday evening. Best wishes, and thank you for your support, it's appreciated - Joel

  • @gazf6163

    @gazf6163

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton that’ll be great to see, sounds really good and my pleasure. It takes no effort on my part to watch your videos, I should be thanking you for all the great content, so cheers and best wishes 👍

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gazf6163 Thank you Gaz, I really appreciate that - it's hard work but it is so rewarding to see so many other like-minded people and thinking about all the new nectar and habitats being included in gardens is fantastic. Thank you for your support - Joel

  • @annahemmings3437
    @annahemmings34372 жыл бұрын

    Loved this video Joel, so helpful and informative, I really appreciate the time you spend giving us all these brilliant ideas. Thank you 🦋 🪴

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Anna - so sorry for the delay in responding, just back from Scotland and catching up. So glad this has been helpful, and thank you so much for your continued support and encouragement, it really does make a difference - lovely weather for us here in Essex so far :) Best wishes - Joel

  • @CheshireCat6639

    @CheshireCat6639

    10 ай бұрын

    Here here 💯

  • @ChipsGreenWorld
    @ChipsGreenWorld2 жыл бұрын

    Great idea Joel a pot for the butterflies 🦋 I will be doing this as soon as the weather in Yorkshire improves ❄️👍🏼🌱 Chip from 🌱 CHIPS WORLD

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    2 жыл бұрын

    One of my first videos! I never thought the channel would grow to this extent, I'm thrilled of course but hope the videos have improved over time :) Thanks Chip, your support means a lot - already subscribed to your fantastic channel. Best wishes - Joel

  • @ChipsGreenWorld

    @ChipsGreenWorld

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton your very welcome Joel 😊 looking forward to watching your back catalogue 🤩👍🏼 have a great week & happy gardening 🌱 Chip

  • @adevonnaturegarden
    @adevonnaturegarden3 ай бұрын

    Just rewatching a load of your uploads. Mojo coming back..... hopefully

  • @mohammedsayfulahmed8651
    @mohammedsayfulahmed86512 жыл бұрын

    Doing a wonderful job buddy

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mohammed :) Really appreciate your support and kind comment - it makes a difference :) Hope you are enjoying the channel and that it's helpful - best wishes to you and yours, Joel

  • @sandratogneri9982
    @sandratogneri9982 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting ....love the colours too XXX

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I really appreciate it :)

  • @simonr1568
    @simonr15683 жыл бұрын

    Done this pot or similar Joel and looks stunning but would appreciate a little bit at the end which tells us how to keep over winter. Love all your vids!

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Simon - if you live in the UK you won't have to do much at all thankfully, the plants will all be used to our weather. I am about to upload a video of the garden this June that shows the pot one year on, with little maintenance as I've not been home much, but it's certainly all survived and has been in full flower as of a week ago :) Thanks so much for your support, it's appreciated and makes a big difference - best wishes, Joel

  • @simonr1568

    @simonr1568

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Manchester. Brill thanks!

  • @sjdyt
    @sjdytАй бұрын

    Being inspired by the content on your channel. Over the last year I’ve been transforming our garden to make it easier to maintain as we get older and make space for growing some veggies in planters. Inevitably I’ve removed quite a bit of stuff and now I’m trying to give back to wildlife and making up pots like this looks like a great idea. I never would’ve packed so much into one pot before. So far I’ve seen no mention of lavender which we have plenty of and it attracts so many bumble bees for weeks when in flower so just wondering what your thoughts are on lavender? We have a small wildlife pond which I’m looking to make the best of, I’ve left about 40sqm of grass to go wild, I’m about to make a big bug hotel from some old pallets and I have ideas for several other little projects. I’d rather be on the garden all day than pushing numbers around spreadsheets!

  • @veemcg3682
    @veemcg36823 жыл бұрын

    Our garden is surrounded by a very solid 6' high fence but each year we somehow get frogs or toads. How do they get in and what brings them as we have no pond or water feature? We are new subscribers and are going to do these pots for the bees as we grow veg fruit and flowers. Thank you from Northern Ireland.

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello Vera. It’s amazing how they get into a garden sometimes. Both can squeeze through some pretty tight gaps! They will probably be searching for food in your borders (slugs, worms etc). Thank you for subscribing. Here if you need any advice 😊👍

  • @capicuaaa

    @capicuaaa

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here!

  • @rishabhwatts1676
    @rishabhwatts16763 жыл бұрын

    Can you buy these plants in garden centers? Is it better to grow from seed or buy the live plant? Thanks

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Rishabh - let me know where you are and I'll try to give you the right help - it's always nice to grow from seed of course but needless to say it takes longer :) Happy to help with any questions you may have - best wishes, Joel

  • @rishabhwatts1676

    @rishabhwatts1676

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Hi Joel, thank you so much for your quick and helpful reply! I'm in London, south-central to be precise. I have a number of pots on a terrace that I'm thinking of planting up with wildlife-friendly plants. Thanks :)

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rishabhwatts1676 That's great - if ok, send me an email to wildyourgarden@gmail.com, then I can advise on whether plug or 9cm pots and best place to buy from :) Thanks so much for thinking of doing this, you will reap the rewards :) Best wishes, Joel

  • @karenstephens7299

    @karenstephens7299

    4 ай бұрын

    😊@@rishabhwatts1676

  • @georgealderson4424
    @georgealderson44243 жыл бұрын

    Great video sir. Thank you. All we need now is a bit more sun and we are sorted! Haha Blessings and peace

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi George - I think your wish came true, absolutely glorious day again today, everything in the meadow and garden is responding so well to it - I hope you're enjoying it too and having a good weekend - best wishes, Joel

  • @georgealderson4424

    @georgealderson4424

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Yes Joel. The only downside is that it is Bank Holiday Monday so I imagine that that there will be more people around in Swaledale than bees round a honey pot! Oh well, having just planted some herbs at least they (the bees) will have something to do if/when they (the herbs) flower!

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@georgealderson4424 Ah, the wonderful Yorkshire Dales - I hope the weather has been good for you, it's been a great weekend so far. Herbs are great, so many bees attracted to mint if it's allowed to flower - hope you weren't swarmed with people though ;) Best wishes - Joel

  • @georgealderson4424

    @georgealderson4424

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Haha I have stayed away from people buzzing about and designing a bee patch (at least in my head!)

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@georgealderson4424 Excellent! If you needed any more help in choosing, I am not sure if you are aware of our website: www.wildyourgarden.com - there are a lot of pollinator friendly plants and everything on sale is to help wildlife, from gardening to ponds and habitats :) Best wishes George - Joel

  • @kappleby8503
    @kappleby850317 күн бұрын

    I have tried several times to get on with peat free compost but have to say it is not for my liking. It does not hold moisture even with I put a saucer under as the water runs straight out the drain holes. I am having to use more and more water, which itself is a scarce commodity.

  • @pawtraitsbysteve5902
    @pawtraitsbysteve5902 Жыл бұрын

    When would you plant these?

  • @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    @WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

    Жыл бұрын

    If they are grown outside, or frost hardy, you can plant any time but avoid harsh frosts. Best time now would be March/April. We will have plenty more stock on the wild your garden online shop by then 😊👍

  • @angelastadalsky847
    @angelastadalsky8472 жыл бұрын

    Where do I get the seeds

  • @sundog3150
    @sundog3150 Жыл бұрын

    Mint spreads terribly. Be careful where you plant it and if in a container don’t just throw any pruned leaves or stems anywhere. It can be extremely invasive.