Bee Border - Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Quick overview

Cambridge University Botanic Garden - The Bee Border Seed Kit has been designed in collaboration with Seed Pantry; created so that you can grow a nature garden with important plant species that appear in the Botanic Garden Bee Border. For helping our bees and important pollinators; there are over 250 species of bee living in the UK and the availability of flowering plants from Spring until Autumn is vital to their survival. 

The Bee Borders, situated in front of the Victorian glasshouses at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, are planted with a fine selection of flora that particularly appeals to our industrious insect friends. This beautifully designed seed kit contains all you need to start growing five of the flowering plants that grow in the Bee Borders. The illustrated grow guides are packed with useful information. 

A wonderful gift for adults and children alike - start supporting your local bees!
Grow a nature garden with Bee Border flowering plants:

• Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove
• Allium schoenoprasum - Chives
• Phacelia tanacetifolia - Fiddleneck
• Verbena bonariensis - Purpletop Vervain
• Echinops ritro - Globe Thistle

• Contains: five seed packets, illustrated grow guide sheets, biodegradable rice husk pots, and 1L of organic compost