Every outdoor space is better if you can count hummingbirds among your wildlife visitors. Not only are they beautiful to look at but they help the ecosystem too. One of the major pollinating birds in ...

Hummingbirds on a stem, crossing their beaks - Jiri Vlach/Shutterstock It's difficult not to pause when a hummingbird zips into view, and if you want more of these gorgeous birds to visit your garden, ...

Native to tropical regions, these heat-tolerant flowers are perfect for those warm, sunny spots in your yard that your ...

Hummingbirds migrate north in the spring, and their arrival is eagerly anticipated by some gardeners. Certain plants, like cuphea, geraniums, impatiens, lantana, nicotiana, petunias, salvias, and ...

With a drought encompassing western states and shorter bloom periods for many wildland plants because of stress from a lack of rainfall, garden plants that cater to birds like hummingbirds are taking ...

As far as birds go, hummingbirds are some of the cutest feathery guests that can grace your garden. They're tiny bundles of energy that zip, hover, and flash iridescent colors searching for their next ...

Bill shape affects how efficiently a hummingbird feeds and how it competes with other hummingbirds. Because of humans, they ...