Whether it's red buckeye or coral honeysuckle, hummingbirds of all kinds will flock to your yard if you grow any of these red-flowering plants.

Few things are more rewarding to a gardener than spotting hummingbirds flitting around your garden, whether they're attracted to the native flora or a DIY hummingbird feeder made from household items.

Gardening, it is said, is intentional and therapeutic, meditative even. Happily, this is true. My personal experience with urban permaculture has yielded near-miraculous results healing both place and ...

Whether it’s a modest balcony, a pocket-size patio or a tiny backyard, small outdoor spaces have big potential. With a few smart design choices and some creative flair, even the most limited square ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As a garden writer, I’ve spent more than 15 years planting, pruning and trialing various annuals, ...

Flying flowers is how some define butterflies — and rightfully so. Flashing a rainbow of color, as they hungrily hover around and insert their proboscis into their pollen, butterflies present an ...

Thousands of beautiful birds will flock to South Carolina this spring after wintering in Mexico and Central America. Among these birds is the ruby-throated hummingbird, the most predominant species in ...

A noted horticulturist at Georgia State University, Allen Artimage, calls the trumpet honeysuckle the best of the native honeysuckles. I would go even further and say that it is one of the top woody ...