I sit in my garden, gazing upon a beauty that cannot gaze upon itself. And I find sufficient purpose for my day. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
Gardens to attract hummingbirds are colorful and not hard to create. Hummingbirds like openings in forest and the edges of forests so they are drawn to suburban and rural gardens especially. If your garden has a mixture of shrubs, tall trees and patches of meadows and lawns, your garden is a perfect candidate. The one thing about hummingbirds is once they find your garden, they will they return each year. They’re a creature of habit and how many hummingbirds you have is in direct relation to how much food, water, nesting sites and perches are available.
The plants you do choose have to be rich in nectar, the food hummingbirds love to eat. Some of the best plants for attracting hummingbirds are agastache, bee balm, red columbine, butterfly bush (can be invasive), cardinal vine, lantana, and delphinium. Hollyhocks are also a favorite, although they are considered a biennial. There are also trees such as the flowering Quince, the Rose of Sharon, Turk’s cap and Wiegela which will attract hummingbirds to your garden.
To attract hummingbirds, there are some things you can do to make your garden more enticing. Gardens which are planted with plants that attract hummingbirds will attract more of them. Hummingbirds like vertical. Think of using trellises, garden sheds, or other structure to support climbing vines. Don’t plant exotic flowering plants which could be invasive. They prefer a tubular flower, especially in red, orange and pink. When you plant for hummingbirds, plant the plants in groups of three to give them a larger source of nectar in one place.
Hummingbirds also like fuzzy plants like the cinnamon fern, and pussy willows. They also like dandelion and thistles. These are all used for building nests. Hummingbirds also bathe in shallow water and will fly through garden misters, drip fountain devises and even small waterfalls. Large trees are often used for perches, for courting displays and for nesting. Hummingbirds also use lichen as a camouflage decoration. They attach it to the outside of their nest with spider silk.
Don’t be discouraged if it takes a while for your garden to be discovered. Once they do start though, they will continue throughout the season and usually return the following year. If visits do drop off, they may have found a new food source temporarily. Hummingbirds can be fun and interesting to watch. Plant some food sources for them and then sit back and wait for the show.
Gardens to attract hummingbirds are colorful and not hard to create. Hummingbirds like openings in forest and the edges of forests so they are drawn to suburban and rural gardens especially. If your garden has a mixture of shrubs, tall trees and patches of meadows and lawns, your garden is a perfect candidate. The one thing about hummingbirds is once they find your garden, they will they return each year. They’re a creature of habit and how many hummingbirds you have is in direct relation to how much food, water, nesting sites and perches are available.
The plants you do choose have to be rich in nectar, the food hummingbirds love to eat. Some of the best plants for attracting hummingbirds are agastache, bee balm, red columbine, butterfly bush (can be invasive), cardinal vine, lantana, and delphinium. Hollyhocks are also a favorite, although they are considered a biennial. There are also trees such as the flowering Quince, the Rose of Sharon, Turk’s cap and Wiegela which will attract hummingbirds to your garden.
To attract hummingbirds, there are some things you can do to make your garden more enticing. Gardens which are planted with plants that attract hummingbirds will attract more of them. Hummingbirds like vertical. Think of using trellises, garden sheds, or other structure to support climbing vines. Don’t plant exotic flowering plants which could be invasive. They prefer a tubular flower, especially in red, orange and pink. When you plant for hummingbirds, plant the plants in groups of three to give them a larger source of nectar in one place.
Hummingbirds also like fuzzy plants like the cinnamon fern, and pussy willows. They also like dandelion and thistles. These are all used for building nests. Hummingbirds also bathe in shallow water and will fly through garden misters, drip fountain devises and even small waterfalls. Large trees are often used for perches, for courting displays and for nesting. Hummingbirds also use lichen as a camouflage decoration. They attach it to the outside of their nest with spider silk.
Don’t be discouraged if it takes a while for your garden to be discovered. Once they do start though, they will continue throughout the season and usually return the following year. If visits do drop off, they may have found a new food source temporarily. Hummingbirds can be fun and interesting to watch. Plant some food sources for them and then sit back and wait for the show.