Create a magical garden that invites hummingbirds to visit. This guide reveals the secrets to attracting these delightful creatures and enjoying their beauty up close.
Plant a variety of flowers and shrubs in varying heights to provide shade, shelter, food, and water.
Hummingbirds love bright-colored, tubular flowers because they hold more nectar and are particularly drawn to red, orange, pink, and yellow hues.
Attract them to the garden with early blooming varieties so they learn where they want to stop and shop early in the growing season.
Grow similar flowers together in a large group so that hummingbirds can spot them more easily while flying.
Plant in odd-numbered groupings, so depending on the mature size of a plant, I generally plant in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 for aesthetically pleasing design.
Hummingbirds also appreciate artificial feeders to supplement flower nectar.
In my gardens, hummingbirds, love to sample Catmint, Bee Balm, Echinacea, Cleome, Columbines, Impatiens, Petunias and Hibiscus.
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