Plant flowers for bats and win some fantastic wildlife gardening prizes in a new competition launched by the RHS in partnership with the Bat Conservation Trust and the Wildlife Trusts.
Create a Bat-Friendly Garden
All you have to do is plant a bat feast of insect-friendly flowers to give your local colony of bats plenty of food to enjoy, then take a photo and send it in. Among bat-attracting flowers you can plant in your garden are oxeye daisies, Verbena bonariensis, Ammi majus, lavenders and hebes – you’ll find plants and seeds for your batty project on sale here at the garden centre in .
There’s also free booklet and online guide to download, ‘Stars of the Night’, with loads of great ideas for laying on a bat banquet in your garden, balcony or window box, as well as details of which bats are most likely to visit your garden and how to listen for them, and a seasonal guide to what bats are doing throughout the year.
Remember to send in your photos
You have until 6 November to send in your photos. Prizes include a bat detector, bat box and a visit from a bat enthusiast, with winners announced during Wild About Gardens week at the end of October. For more details visit www.wildaboutgardensweek.org.uk.