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Several varieties of hummingbird migrate through Texas. It is easy to attract hummingbirds to a Texas garden with a feeder and the right flowers.

There are many residents of Florida who believe that hummingbirds just aren't that common in their state. Some avid birders disagree.

The best way to entice hummingbirds to visit is by providing their favorite flowers and offering one or more feeders with nectar that you make yourself.

Hummingbird gardens attract pollinators by offering food, water and a place to rest. It is helpful to understand a pollinator's habitat to grow a hummingbird garden.

Exploding with brilliant red blossoms from June to October, this native plant is an excellent choice for gardeners wanting to attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

Hummingbird feeders are awesome fun for kids. Watching the tiny birds zoom and fly is great fun. How to get started? What should you know up front?

Making homemade nectar and a feeder that will encourage hummingbirds to visit your garden or deck is easy and requires very little time.

With springtime just around the corner, bird lovers are refurbishing their hummingbird feeders. By all means, hang them up! But consider creating a hummingbird paradise.

As gardeners strive to conserve water while still providing beauty, fragrance, and forage for humminbirds and butterflies, Agastache is proving to be a good choice.

The salmonberry bush is a native of the Pacific Northwest of North America. It is a beautiful addition to a stream side garden and is a good way to attract hummingbirds.

Helping to sustain wildlife in the backyard is a rewarding way to ensure their survival and create appreciation for the natural world.

Many are surprised to learn that there is a cold hardy hibiscus that will grow in wet swampy conditions, bloom all season and draw hummingbirds to the garden.

Gardeners often choose garden plants that are attractive to birds. Here's a sampling of plants of various types that you might use.

Flower boxes enhance home landscapes and say welcome to visitors. Through careful planning and planting, they can also attract hummingbirds. What do hummingbirds like?

Gardeners are planting tulips in many types of themed flower gardens. Here is a primer of these Dutch bulbs in time to plant this autumn.

Trailing plants add vertical interest and movement to window boxes and hanging planters. These cascading plant ideas are useful in filling out a hanging flower garden.

Invest in seeds and plants that are native to local climate and soil conditions. Follow natural lawn care tips to save time and money while avoiding frustration.

This family of annual vines has been charming gardeners for centuries as a staple of cottage and heirloom gardens. Fragrant and colorful flowers abound.

When planning your garden, choose plants that flatter the style of your home and attract complements from birds, butterflies, and neighbors.

Nicotiana, sweet alyssum and marigolds have similar growing needs. Beginning gardeners will find these annual plants easy to grow when starting a garden hobby.

Blooming vines are an ideal screening choice for smaller downtown residences and urban lots when space is too limited for privacy trees or hedge shrubs.

Many perennial plants are just breaking dormancy in the spring and won't be blooming until summer or fall. These great plants however add spring color with early flowers.

Find out how to use seashore mallow in a Bog or Water Garden.

Traveling thousands of miles on their migration, hummingbirds bring genetic mixing to a variety of plants, which in turn helps grow stronger, more robust plants.

Attracting birds to the garden landscape can be easy for gardeners who plant these shrubs that feed and house native bird species.

See the best of the new annual plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.

A potted garden can easily be grown with annual plants. A container planting of Pennisetum, Calibrachoa and coleus attracts pollinators and, later, has winter interest.

The Lantana plant, an easy to grow shrub, with aromatic flower clusters and stunning colors, is valued for its long reliable flowering season.

With harvest parties, Halloween and Thanksgiving autumn containers can be a dramatic focal point on a deck, patio or open garden spot.

What could be more wonderful than strolling through a flower garden full of scent and fragrance? Here are some top perennial picks for a pleasing fragrant filled garden.

Common foxglove has a long history of medicinal use in Europe and is a popular cottage garden flower; however, foxglove is also poisonous and should be used with care.

Monarda didyma is highly attractive to hummingbirds, honeybees and butterflies, as well as providing weeks of colorful blooms each summer and early fall. Learn more!

Penstemon was once prized only in native or wild flower gardens but is now popular for water-wise xeriscapes, hummingbird and mixed border areas as it is very hardy.

See the best of the new perennial plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found.

Succulent plants are interesting in appearance, fabulous in their ability to be easy growing and low maintenance, and can even be useful in other ways.

Keystone is well known for winter sports, but it's a great summer destination for fishing, mountain biking and hiking, too. Birders will also find it worth their time.

Water is becoming more precious, and the days of thirsty, expansive lawns are numbered. Fortunately, there are colorful alternatives to traditional turf.

Learn the uses, care and varieties of perennial lobelia in the garden. Cardinal flowers are a popular choice for many gardeners; find out why.

There is room in almost every home for a garden planted in containers--planters, window boxes, or flower pots! Children will be thrilled to grow a planter of flowers.

The foxglove is a stately plant that has been featured in gardens for centuries. This growing guide will help you care for, maintain and select the best foxglove.

Plant a scented garden in any garden theme. Use hostas with fragrant flowers in a shade garden to attract hummingbirds or flowers with scented leaves butterflies love.

Create an artistic lawn enlivened by beautiful wildflowers and fascinating creatures. Choose plants that don't out-compete natives and ensure a healthy habitat for all.

Peaceful education at home can extend outdoors as families commune with nature.

Everyone who owns a home with room for a garden knows that to have that area properly landscaped will add both beauty and value to the home.

With another dry, hot summer expected here in California, more and more homeowners are thinking about removing thirsty and needy plants and replacing them with natives.

Gardeners have always struggled with what to grow in dark areas of the yard, but shade gardens can be just as beautiful and rewarding as their sunnier counterparts.

When buying hummingbird feeders, consider the birds' needs first. Other considerations include cost and the convenience of filling and cleaning.

An alphabetical listing of all the plant profiles covering flowering plants, garden shrubs, ornamental trees and more. An online plant encyclopedia with growing details.

Plants that can go the distance between waterings and even dry out are called drought tolerant. These are good for places that typically go months without rain.