Plants for bugs

Plants for Bugs is a three-year study into wildlife gardening being run by the RHS at Wisley Garden in Surrey. Under investigation is the question of whether the geographical origin of garden plants makes a difference to the abundance and diversity of garden invertebrates.

Our plant selection includes native and non-native species.

Collecting samples and data from projects like Plants for Bugs often poses a host of practical problems for scientists - capturing overhead photos of each bed & keeping each flower bed with a boundary yet still allowing the free movement of crawling insects, for example. But where there's a will, there's a way...