Creating A "garden" And Honeybee House

[gl556tr]

I will be moving into a ground-floor flat in February. The outside steps to the entrance are about two metres long and the wall upon which the morning sun shines is four metres wide. This roughly triangular area lies under a first-floor balcony.

I would like to create a mini-garden, with flowers and herbs, that are feeders for bees and butterflies. On one side of the steps, I imagine having a 'wall' of climbing, attractive flowers. Alongside the wall some large containers for assorted above, with a honeybee house attached to the wall, sheltered by the balcony.

I'm aiming for an eco-friendly approach, with used tea and coffee and kitchen waste for mulching.
Has anybody experience and suggestions to offer?
Many thanks.

[mazie]

The bees and butterflies love honeysuckle and the smell would be lovely walking up the steps. Herbs like Lavender, sage and thyme for the pots, again the smell is lovely and you can use them in the kitchen. For summer pots I would plant nasturtium and rudbeckia.

[Chipchopper]

Sounds like your new patch is facing east and maybe slightly over-shadowed by the balcony above.
Cedum 'autumn joy' is a good soars of late nectar for bees and butterflies etc.
I find Clarkia is a usefull flowering annual too.

[woofgang]

I wouldn't use the tea and coffee and kitchen waste for mulching unless you have somewhere to compost it first. It won't benefit the plants and the kitchen waste risks smelling and attracting vermin. Lea leaves and coffee grounds won't hurt but won't do much good.

[gl556tr]

looking at the 'small print'!
I will be forced to have all plants in (large) containers.
Will any of the plants mentioned have to be protected in winter? Ideally, the plant containers will remain in situ. So, anything grown in them will have to be frost-resistant.