Episode 254 - Buddlejas and Lavenders

This week, my guest is Andrew Bullock, who runs The Lavender Garden Nursery. Andrew holds the National Collection of Buddlejas and grows a huge range of lavenders and buddlejas from his nursery in The Cotswolds. We talk about how to attract pollinators to your garden, when and how to prune your buddlejas and lavenders, whether buddlejas are invasive, why lavenders are sometimes short-lived and anything else you ever wanted to know about these two plants for pollinators. Dr Ian Bedford's Bug of the Week: Mosquitoes What We Talk About  Which is better for bees - buddleja or lavender? The best varieties for bees/butterflies/pollinators in general Night time pollinators How to grow lavender and buddleja When to prune and how much to take off Buddleja - invasive? Causes of short-lived lavender Links The Lavender Garden  Contact Andrew on the phone: 01453 860356 or 07837 582943 www.premierpolytunnels.co.uk  Other episodes if you liked this one: Pollinators & Pollination Bugs in Your Garden Patreon