Re: question about non-native plants and pollinators

I blogged about the RHS research when it was published last year.  

http://www.transatlanticplantsman.com/transatlantic_plantsman/2015/08/new-research-native-non-native-plants-pollinators.html

They’ve had great success publicizing their Perfect for Pollinators button which is now seen everywhere in Britain on plant tags and on catalogs and websites to highlight plants - native and non-native - which are especially good for pollinating insects.

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> On Jul 10, 2016, at 5:41 PM, Carolyn Ulrich <cultivated13@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This looks very interesting. Thanks. Carolyn
> On Jul 10, 2016, at 9:10 AM, James Allison wrote:
> 
>> In response to Carolyn's question, the RHS in the UK has been 
>> sponsoring research into this subject, and the first results released 
>> last year, seemed to suggest that having a mix of natives and 
>> non-natives in gardens could increase the flowering season length, to 
>> the benefit of pollinators. 
>> 
>> https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/science-blogs/plants-for-bugs/august-20
>> 15/first-paper-is-published
>> 
>> Regards,
>> James Allison
>> Cheltenham UK
>> 
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