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Approach the municipality of your city or town and ask them to create flower strips or to mow less. Wild meadows, herb gardens, flowerpots and –beds but also blooming trees and shrubs make our communities more attractive for people and animals. Maybe you could even plant flower seeds in public spaces yourself – of course only with the consent of the municipality. However, there are some things to consider when buying seeds. Our pollinators are specialized on domestic plants: it therefore makes sense to offer them what they are looking for. Moreover, seeding non-domestic plants can harm ecosystems since domestic cultures could be suppressed. Buy regionally certified seeds to avoid this. Also, by planting a variety of different plants you can ensure that all pollinators will find food. Make sure that the seeds are suitable for the soil and amount of sunlight of the designated site.

If you think planting is too time-consuming and you don’t want to carry around a shovel all the time, seedbombs can be a quick and easy alternative. Seeds of undemanding plants (e.g. sunflowers, nasturtium, cornflowers) are mixed with soil, clay powder and water and shaped into balls. Just distribute them after drying and let the rain do its job. However, please speak to the land owner before to clarify where and which types of seeds can be sowed. Take also into account that some barren landscapes are actually biotopes with a high ecological value that should not be altered by introducing new types of plants.