Top Hummingbird Plants.
Plants That are Hummer Magnets!
Thursday February 22, 2007
Gardeners often get competitive about who’s garden attracts more hummingbirds. These peripatetic little birds never stop moving and seeing one flitting down your garden bed is like getting a trophy. It’s a real treat to have several making regular stops in your backyard garden. You can be the envy of the neighborhood this season if you design your gardens to include hummingbird attractions. They love large swaths of red and trumpet-shaped flowers they can really stick their noses into. You’ve probably already got some of the basics in your garden now. Plants like Bleeding Heart, Coral Bells, Daylilies, Foxgloves, Mint, Morning Glory and Scarlet Runner Beans. Christine Tarski, About’s Guide to Guide to Birding & Wild Birds, can fill you in on what else it takes to attract more hummingbirds to your garden.
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i need help controlling all the weeds in my flower garden.any suggestions?
Putting down a 2-3 inch layer of mulch before the weeds pop up will give you a clean slate to work with. Then you can either put in more plants, so the weeds get shaded or crowded out, or stay on top of the situation by pulling stray weeds while they’re small - before they go to seed.
There are pre-emergent weed killers, like Preen, that you sprinkle on the soil to stop weeds from sprouting early in the season. Read the label carefully, because they can effect other plants in the garden and you won’t get any self-seeding volunteers. Also, these won’t do anything for weeds that have already sprouted.
If it’s already a large problem or a patch of something that you can’t seem to kill by pulling, try painting an herbicide like Round-up or one of the vinegar based products onto the leaves. Don’t spray, since it could drift onto your other plants. But a couple of applications should get down to the roots and get rid of the really persistent weeds.