Even though the drought this summer has been a huge setback for my garden, crisping up the lilacs and other shrubbery and will most likely result in a sub-par foliage season, one flower that has ...

To invite more hummingbirds to your garden, consider planting these flowers as a dynamic duo. They both feed the birds and provide a nice color contrast.

From watching butterflies float in the sun to seeing bees zoom from flower-to-flower in the search for pollen and nectar, there is nothing as peaceful as a garden teeming with wildlife. One visitor ...

Hummingbirds are very plentiful this time of the year if you have plants that attract them to your garden. The native bright red Cardinal flower is their all time favorite. Hummingbirds are very ...

John Burroughs, the 19th-century naturalist, wrote, “But when vivid color is wanted, what can surpass or equal our Cardinal flower? There is a glow about this flower as if color emanated from it as ...

"When vivid color is wanted, what can surpass or equal our cardinal-flower? There is a glow about this flower as if color emanated from it as from a live coal [that] rests in a steady, still radiance.

Although more than 300 known species of hummingbird grace gardens around the world, only about a dozen species routinely migrate through North America, and even fewer remain year-round in the warmest ...

In September, many gardeners start eyeing spent stems and brown petals with a bit of unease. Naturally, you might be tempted to reach for the snips and give your borders and pots a tidy. But, for some ...

The botanical easy-button has been pressed for this one. This is one of the most easily recognized of all American wildflowers. Whether you know it or not, you’ll surely be seeing red. It is very ...

Tom Houser photographed a female hummingbird foraging on cardinal flowers in his backyard in Carolanne Farms in Virginia Beach. A piping plover searches for invertebrates along the beach at Back Bay ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hummingbirds are a welcome sight for most gardeners. They commonly return to spaces where they can find shelter and reliable food ...