A feast for the eyes – and the bees

Plant tubers of single-flowered dahlias this month, to provide bees with access to pollen and nectar in summer. Get more ideas in Floret Farm’s Discovering Dahlias: A Guide to Growing and Arranging Magnificent Blooms by Erin Benzakein, Chronicle Books, on sale 18 March, £18.99.

Dahlia ‘Ferncliff Alpine’, ‘Little Snowdrop’, Star Child’ and ‘Verrone’s Morning Star’ are combined with pineapple mint and Phlox ‘Whipped Cream’