Gardeners urged to plant wildflowers

Gardeners urged to plant wildflowers - Telegraph

While exotic plants and paving stones might make gardens appear neat and tidy,
cultivating a wilder and more natural environment would benefit Britain's
dwindling birds and butterflies, Sir Robert Watson said.

Educating people about the benefits that native flowers like milkwort and
cowslips bring to wildlife could help turn around the steep decline in
certain species, he claimed.

Sir Robert, who will leave his five year post at Defra at the end of this
month, admitted Britain's wildlife was in a "precarious situation"
despite efforts to protect endangered animals and plants.