Locals Only!

Gardeners, planning to establish a wildflower patch on their plots, should plant local flowers for local pollinators (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/07/gardeners-keep-it-local-ensure-wildflower-success-aoe). Conservationists suggest, that gardeners (as well as local UK councils?) should be wary of commercially-available generic seed mixes. A better strategy, is for gardeners to see what flowers grow naturally in their immediate vicinity. Looking for inspiration in existing meadows is a nice idea. It's, however, futile advice for most parts of the UK (there aren't any!). Conservationists, in Lund (Sweden), suggest not collecting any seeds from areas that you can't comfortably reach on a bicycle. This is, of course, a major change of direction for most UK gardeners. They have specialised in alien species for decades.