Susan's Hummingbird Gardens

Archive for March, 2007

Can you see the hummingbird?

(For the 1st part this article, see…
Blueprint to a Hummingbird Garden-Part 1)

Now that you know which shrubs and flowers to plant in your hummingbird garden, the next essentials are water, shelter, and food.

Step 2: Provide Water Misters to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden…

Just a simple hose attachment aimed into the air makes a nice arching spray, and will work just fine. As long as it’s beyond the range of cats and dogs, it will draw hummingbirds like a magnet!

It’s also helpful to direct a mister toward shrubs to turn leaves into miniature water-puddle bathtubs. Read the rest of this entry »

Snapdragons are perfect patio plants for attracting hummingbirds.

What makes a successful hummingbird garden? How do you do it? Follow the five easy steps in this Hummingbird Garden Blueprint, that’s how.

In a nutshell, you create a hummers’ “paradise”. Surround them with tubular, funnel-shaped flowers; offer them rainbow making misters and dewdrop filled leaf baths; provide nesting sites fit for an uncomplaining feather fluff diva; and, of course, include dessert bars… tongue tingling feeders. Lastly, supply extra nectar in the spring to welcome them home, and to “fatten” them up for their fall migration.

Just follow this simple blueprint, and you’ll have hummers visiting and living in your new hummingbird garden landscape. Read the rest of this entry »

Wow - What a little beauty!

Just a quick word to let you know what’s coming.

You’ll find articles, videos, and images interspersed with journal-style notes and sightings. Just like you, we welcome return visitors.

By the way… do you know what kind of hummingbird is pictured? Discover what kind he is at Name That Hummingbird. (Hint… look for the Caliope page)

More later…