One feature of our ancient woods and hedgerows is the native honeysuckle - Lonicera periclymennum . There are many more exotic species and hybrids of Lonicera for sale these days, but nothing compares with our own wild woodbine. The trumpet flowers start out pale yellow and darken once they're pollinated, and the perfume really is exquisite on a still June evening when the air is warm.
Hummingbird hawkmoths feed on the nectar, as do several species of spectacular night-flying moths.
In autumn the bright red berries are a favourite with the blackbirds, and in the wild the strips of bark from older honeysuckle stems are used by both dormice and pied flycatchers to build their nests. In the garden, a curtain of wild honeysuckle trained over a frame or wall is one of the very best ways to provide good nesting sites for birds and scented summer pleasure for yourself. Gardening for wildlife in June by Chris Baines Summer bedding Now that the risk of frost is past for almost all of us, it's safe to plant out summer bedding plants. The perfume in the evenings is dreamy, and it's one easy way to guarantee some interesting night-flying moths, and the bats that feed on them. There are other good insect plants amongst the summer bedding.