Pollinators are so important to garden spaces. Adding plants and flowers to your yard to support them is a great step. Join me as I talk about inviting butterflies, hummingbirds, birds, and pollinators to my backyard and the benefits.
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Excellent video, thanks. I am in zone 9a, Alabama gulf coast.
Beautiful – loved the hummer at the end.
Your yard is just beautiful! I love all the information you provide!
Such a gorgeous garden you have, and what a good hearted lady you are, teaching us so many things about the garden. Taking care of the birds and all kinds of natures creatures. Love it all. The humming bird was a treat at the end of the video. Blessings. ๐
North central TX…I get Eurasian Collared doves, only 3 to 4 at a time, but they are SO big they take up my entire feeders! ๐ My mockingbirds have snatched several butterflies and caterpillars lately. Sad, but nature!
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I also garden for the pollinators and birds. If you plant the host plants& nectar plants they will come for the bounty. Yes indeed the Mexican Sun Flower is a long tall blooming nectar plant in my zone it provides nectar till the frist hard frost destroys it. The hummingbirds love it also. And the other feathered creatures feast on the other life forms . In (2017 I was fortunate to witness a red carnial rear a nest of youngsters and teach the fledgelings to fly. Once your garden becomes established the hummingbirds will return annually. In my zone I see the hummingbirds usually around early April 1st. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with other gardeners.
Such a peaceful video thanks for sharing.
Very inviting and relaxing garden, all the pollinators are so welcome!
Your salvia bed is awesome! Very impressive. I was wondering if you have already tried red hot poker (Kniphofia) and Cosmos as I am going to try them this year for hummers. Also, related to your firecracker plant, I tried Russelia sarmentosa (Red Rocket) from Buchananโs and that was a hit with them last year. It has tiny flowers and arching limbs which help hummers get nectar. I also tried Spanish Flag vine from seed which was EXTREMELY impressive flower-wise in November, but all my hummers left before they could enjoy it. lol Perhaps if I start getting overwintering ones or stragglers like yours I will try it again.
Thanks for sharing
This is amazing! Such an inspiration. Could you explain the mister a little more in a future video? I've been wanting to help birds (hummingbirds the most, but all birds) have something to drink in my yard. But I really don't have energy to keep up with a bird bath. So the mister really caught my attention! Do you have a saucer underneath to catch the water?
Thanks for the butterfly pamphlet rec. I just ordered the same one off Amazon. I live just north of Houston.
Wow your garden is so beautiful I love butterflies too I have a butterfly garden too I love sitting outside and enjoying them I live in ft Lauderdale FL
Got really inspired by yiur garden and slowly tranaforming ours.
For the the birds, what kind of food/seeds do you use?
I have squirrel problems this year, they don't bother your bark butter? Love the garden.
Gorgeous garden for pollinator!
Awesome video
Love your garden. I believe we live pretty close to the same area.
I'm going to try some of the plants you have in my garden.
Thanks for sharing..
Love!!!๐ชด๐๐
โฆand the squirrels eat young birds!!!!
I stopped feeding birds because of the squirrels and racoons, they destroyed my roof to move into the attic and I had a hard time getting rid of them