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Bee-friendly plants put to the test.
Researchers have used an experimental garden to put pollinator-friendly plants to the test.
The University of Sussex scientists counted the number of insects visiting the plants in their garden.
They say their findings show that insect-friendly plants are just as pretty, cheap and easy to grow as less pollinator-friendly varieties.
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PhD student Mihail Garbuzov used 32 different varieties of popular garden plants. These included some nectar-rich and highly scented plants he thought would be attractive to insects and some that seemed to be less attractive.
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Mr Garbuzov told the BBC: "Some of the best plants attracted approximately 100 times as many insects as the worst.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24555853