Many kinds of perennial flowers can transform your space into a hummingbird haven and keep these feathered friends coming around. As a professional gardener, I try to choose plants that will bloom ...
A single hummingbird can visit up to 2,000 flowers a day during the spring and summer months, and it is always fascinating to observe these birds as they dart and dash from flower to flower. Their ...
Although more than 300 known species of hummingbird grace gardens around the world, only about a dozen species routinely migrate through North America, and even fewer remain year-round in the warmest ...
Native to tropical regions, these heat-tolerant flowers are perfect for those warm, sunny spots in your yard that your ...
Gardens aren’t just for plants and people. Gardeners today have become far more accepting of toads, frogs, lizards, bees, spiders, squirrels, beneficial insects and other wildlife, appreciating the ...
Hummingbirds migrate north in the spring, and their arrival is eagerly anticipated by some gardeners. Certain plants, like cuphea, geraniums, impatiens, lantana, nicotiana, petunias, salvias, and ...
Witnessing the agile wing motion of a tiny hummingbird, radiant in color and unbelievably teeny in size, is nothing short of mesmerizing. Beyond their fascinating, fairy-like presence, hummingbirds ...