Hummingbird Magnets

I have never seen a bottlebrush tree.  It is very pretty, and with its bright red color it seems natural that it would attract hummingbirds.  With this plant being native to Australia, I'm surprised to hear that it will grow in your area of the country.

Here are some tips on attracting hummingbirds to your yard through the use of your flower garden.  I hope you will find this information useful.

You should plant a garden with a long season of overlapping bloom, including plants such as the petunia, annual red salvia, autumn sage and shrimp plants, or the firebush.

You should plant flowers and plants which are native to your area of the country.  You can find out information concerning the specific plants that grown in your area and attract hummingbirds by talking with someone from a plant nursery that is located where you live.

Your flower garden should have areas of sun, partial sun, and shade.   If the area of your yard where you want to create the hummingbird habitat is sunny most of the day, then you need to plant trees and shrubs.  If the area is entirely in the shade, you will want to open up the area to let large patches of sunlight in.  Having areas that allow both sun and shade is necessary to grow a wide variety of plants.

You want your flower garden to consist of many levels of vegetation.   The area should have some tall trees, some medium-height trees, some flowers, some grassy areas, as well as some shrubs.  These different levels will provide the hummingbirds a variety of choices of where to feed or where to perch to rest or roost.

You want to plant lots of flowers including those that are known to attract hummingbirds as well as others.  You should select a variety of flowers that will bloom at different times, because there will always be something flowering.  The flowers will serve two very important purposes:  they will provide a source of nectar for the hummingbirds, and they will also attract insects on which the birds will feed.

It is also important for your flower garden to have a source of water available for the hummingbirds.  One way to do this is by having a birdbath available.  The birdbath should have a very shallow water depth to allow the birds to stand in the water if they choose to do so.  Adding some small flat rocks to the birdbath will create different water depths within the birdbath.

Having a wide variety of plants will provide the female hummingbird a wide variety of nesting materials from which to choose. 

Your hummingbird garden should also contain some perches so the hummingbirds can survey the territory.  You might want to create some perches that give the birds a good view over the flowers. 

Pesticides should never be used in a hummingbird garden! The hummingbird can ingest the pesticide while feeding on insects and spiders.

If you would like much more information about hummingbirds, please click the link below.  The site contains many articles about hummingbirds, video clips about hummingbirds, an informative tips booklet on hummingbirds, and much more.

<a href="http://www.abouthummingbirds.com">Click Here To Visit About Hummingbirds</a>

Happy hummingbird watching everyone!