Last week's theme, heath by Hoogenraad, matches well with this week's theme: what to plant to attract bees and other beneficial insects to your garden*.

Flowering heather plants ** such as Erica, Calluna, and Vaccinium are valuable plants for bees and other pollinators such as bumblebees. To attract more of these useful insects to our neighborhood, choose plants that will be attractive to them from spring to the end of summer. It is also worth remembering that different species of bees visit our gardens (nurseries, garden centers) at different times.
The more varied plants we choose, the more effectively we support nature.

The whole multi-colored collection of Berberis thunbergii - yellow, green, red, dotted. Spherical, columnar, branchy, creeping. We have varieties to satisfy everyone.

Remember about Buddleja, which blooms and smells and attracts insects (especially multicolored butterflies) with large inflorescences that can be up to 30 cm long. Buddleja, pruned in spring, has a nice shape and blooms profusely.

Cotoneaster. For bees, they work well in the form of ground cover, low-growing, such as the Cotoneaster dam. 'Major', 'Mooncreeper', Cotoneaster radicans 'Eichholz' or Cotoneaster suec. 'Coral Beauty', as well as the beautiful Cotoneaster lucidus, which is perfect for hedges, and shimmers in autumn with a riot of warm colors from orange to various shades of red.

Caryopteris cland. Gold Crest® whose blue flowers not only look attractive against the background of golden-yellow leaves but above all are a great source of food for bees from August to the end of summer.

Deutzia gracilis, which, sprinkled with white, fragrant flowers, looks fabulous, like a white fluffy cloud that has sat in a garden. Another beautiful white-flowered variety is Deutzia lemoinei. For color lovers, we still have a small quantities varieties with pink flowers:

Lavandula int. 'Phenomenal'PBR that looks and blooms ... well ... phenomenal! Silvery leaves and purple flowers as well as high health are its most important advantages.

A plant with wonderfully sunny flowers and thorny leaves, i.e. Mahonia aquifolium, which attracts insects in April / May, and then pleases the eyes with shiny leaves and navy blue fruits that appear in the fall (they can be used to make wine).

Physocarpus opulifolius - all varieties, both red-leaved (eg Little Angel, Little Devil), green-leaved (eg Little Greeny), and those with yellow leaves (eg Nugget).

The Spiraea japonica family gives us virtually endless possibilities for composing and applying. At the moment, we already have a very limited collection, because there are only three varieties available:

More choices will appear in the new offer, which will traditionally be available in the summer.

Of course, our list includes incredibly beautiful Weigela varieties with large flowers, in which bees and bumblebees eagerly dive (up to the wingtips) and greedily drink their sweetness. 

* Here are just a few examples, and the list of plants worth planting for beneficial insects is much longer.

** Magnolias, although they bloom brilliantly, are not attractive to bees because ... when the genus Magnolia has been formed millions of years ago, bees did not appear on Earth yet! So the flowers are not suitable for the bees. 
 

We're dealing with the most intense time in a year. Therefore, book a convenient date for collecting plants today. You will have them on time when you want.

Take 3 simple steps and book the date of loading of your plants

1. Write to us (info@hoogenraadplant.nl) or call us (+31 (0)318 57 1665) - preferably 2-3 weeks before the planned pickup.
2. Provide the day (week) you want to pick up your order.
3. We will confirm as soon as possible!

 

Complete the "order" column in the attached Excel file and send it to info@hoogenraadplant.nl. Do not change the content of the file, just enter the number of plants ordered. In the email, provide the company name, contact details and the expected date of receipt of the order - this will help us plan work in the nursery.
 

Every order we receive is confirmed within 48 hours. If during this time you do not receive an email from us, check your “spam” and “offers” or call us. 
 

We adjust the dates of orders to meet your needs, so report the date of the planned collection 2 weeks in advance (February-April - 3 weeks in advance). This will facilitate the timely, efficient, and correct preparation of plants and their careful packaging.
Pickup of orders is possible from September 2021 to mid-May 2022.
 

We accept cash payments or bank transfers to our bank account based on a pro forma invoice before picking up your order. Pre-payment includes 100% of the order value. After making the payment, please send us confirmation of the transfer because it accelerates the preparation of the plants for pickup.