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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

UK horticulturists call for more moth-friendly gardens

The RHS nocturnal pollinators experience garden at Tatton Park flower show.
The RHS nocturnal pollinators experience garden at Tatton Park flower show. Photograph: Tim Sandall/RHS

Gardens should be as attractive to pollinators at night as they are in the day, horticulturists have said, as they present a moth-friendly version at a flower show in Cheshire.

The RHS nocturnal pollinators experience garden at Tatton Park flower show, which began on Wednesday, showcases flowering plants that produce heady scents at night to attract moths, which a 2020 study found were crucial but “invisible” pollinators.

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