Where Mr Alba has been working for the previous few days, at break he's gone outside to admire the grounds/gardens and has been delighted to see so many different styles/colours of butterlies.
He now wants us to get lots of Buddleia to encourage them to visit our postage stamp of a garden, don't have a problem with that.
No question really, am just pleased he enjoyed seeing some wonderful butterflies.
Have a look at compact buddleia, Alba......great for small gardens and pots so you can have a variety......and they won't seed all over the garden.....Blue Chip is said to be good.....xx
Wish I had a compact one, mine takes over the whole small yard/garden and has to be constantly pruned back !! Saw very few butterflies this year, sadly.
I know albs, things can just take over ! I've even got a flamin' buddleia growing out of my chimney which I will have to get a roofer to get rid of lol.
I think I'll send himself to get 2 pots, 2 compact budds and we'll pop them in the back garden away from the pooches who like to have a wee in the front garden :-D
Alba....there is no such thing as a really well-behaved Buddleia !
Its one of those plants that is really almost a tree, although we seem to want them to perform like a small border shrub. It will welcome full sun, so a south-facing position should be ideal.