Flower Seedlings

Flowers attract pollinators
The process of transfer of pollen grains from anthers of one flower to stigma of another flower of same/different plants (of same kind) is known as pollination. Insects such as butterflies, honey bees, bumblebees, moths, wasps help in pollination which plays a major in the production of fruits and vegetables in plants. These insects are known as pollinators.

Flowers are natural pest controllers
Flowers help in pest control indirectly. Nectar, a sugar-rich fluid which is present in plants attracts pollinators, along with some other birds and beneficial insects like lacewings, ladybugs, mantids, hoverflies that feed on insect pests in your garden.

Flowers can control weed growth
We spend a lot of time, energy, and money on weeding in our gardens. There are some flowering plants that grow densely at short heights. Their profuse growth completely shades the ground below. When we grow these plants in the empty places of our garden they act as ground covers.

Flowers acts as nitrogen fertilizer
In our atmosphere there is plenty of nitrogen, nearly 78 % of our air contains only nitrogen. Yet plants cannot use it for their growth or development. This is why we supply nitrogen artificially to plants. But there are some bacteria that can fix this atmospheric nitrogen into soil by having an association with the roots of some plants.

Flowering plants can act as traps for insects
Some flower plants also act as trap crops, these plants attract insect pests to feed on them and sacrifice themselves to protect the targeted vegetable crops. For example, marigolds helps in attracting slugs, snails, and nematodes away from the plants like potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and cucumbers.

Flowers add beauty to your garden
There is no better option than adding flowers to make your garden look beautiful. With proper pruning and deadheading, we can make plants produce more flowers. Growing flowers in different fashions like traps, ground covers, hedges, trees can offer more beauty with benefits to your garden.