If you’re relaxing in your garden and detect a humming sound, chances are you’re being visited by one of the smallest birds, the hummingbird. These tiny creatures flap their wings so rapidly that they ...

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 ...

You know that weird, fidgety feeling you get at the end of winter? The beds are bare, the soil’s still cold, and the garden looks like it’s given up on life. Meanwhile, the hummingbirds are already on ...

Hummingbirds are a welcome sight for most gardeners. They commonly return to spaces where they can find shelter and reliable food sources. To create a more inviting and attractive hummingbird feeding ...

Take a stroll through a garden or restored patch of native plants, and you might catch a creature zipping skillfully among the blooms much like a tiny-but-fierce hummingbird on the hunt for nectar.