Companion planting

Companion planting means planting a combination of plants which serve a purpose.  I have planted a border of poached egg plant which has white flowers with a yellow centre.  These flowers attract hover flies, hover flies eat aphids (green fly).  Birds eat green fly and hover flies. So by planting, rather than spraying insecticide, we encourage nature to control pest species and provide food for the birds.

The plants should be in full flower in a week or so, When you come back from Easter Holidays, look for the hover flies.