How to plant and tend a window box that feeds bees, butterflies and hoverflies all summer, with compost, watering and deadheading advice that keeps flowers coming.

Keep bees, hoverflies and butterflies fed after midsummer with a seasonal planting plan for July to October, from lavender and single dahlias to asters, sedum and flowering ivy.

Which flower shapes feed bees best, how to keep nectar coming from late winter to autumn, and how to fit a pollinator scheme into the smallest UK courtyard or balcony.