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 ...
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 ...
A super long-blooming native Joe-Pye eupatorium, a new pink-bloomer that’s a hummingbird magnet, and four new perennial ...
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 ...
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 ...
Your garden is your pride and joy, so you probably want it to look neat and tidy all year round. But there are certain perennial plants you should hold off deadheading if you want hummingbirds in your ...
There’s one tiny, telltale sign of summer in New England that can easily be missed if you don’t pay close attention: hummingbirds. Ruby-throated hummingbirds typically return to Massachusetts in ...
Give your garden extra life with the whirring sound of hummingbirds. They become the momentary center of attention while we watch in fascination as they dart and dash around, collecting nectar from ...
Answer: The fascinating ruby-throated hummingbirds return to Minnesota in May and hummingbird gardens are one of the most popular gardening trends for 2025. John Audubon said, “The best way to attract ...
Q. I bought a 5-gallon hummingbird bush full of flowers five years ago. I can't get it to flower again. B.H., A. Hamelia patens, aka firebush and hummingbird bush, blooms best with a lot of sun.