Once you start a pollinator garden, it can become addictive. Finding new plants to keep hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators flocking to your yard becomes a mission. So, you will ...

A hummingbird hovers in the air. - Jenny Grewal / 500px/Getty Images There is a lot of fun to be had in gardening specifically with hummingbirds in mind. Not only does adding some of their preferred ...

Penstemon, also known as beardtongue (because one of its five stamens is infertile and looks different than the others, resembling a hairy tongue surrounded by a lip-shaped flower), is a perennial ...

This penstemon is a vigorous grower and, if allowed to colonize a bed or corner of the garden, will delight humans and hummingbirds alike for many years. Its vivid coral-red tubular flowers are packed ...

Sunlight paints the land in gold, and resilient blooms rise through the heat with effortless grace. Each petal seems to ...

Arizona isn't just cactus and scorching heat! When cooler weather rolls in, some amazing flowers actually thrive and put on ...

Every spring, I get giddy at the first sight of color that isn’t the white or brown of mud season. I know that each year, the abundance and beauty of wildflowers in this region will continuously ...

I was back at my friend Pat’s house this week after seeing her “mini arboretum” last week. This time Pat gave me a guided tour of her plantings. I noticed she had numerous varieties of penstemon. Last ...

Your garden is your pride and joy, so you probably want it to look neat and tidy all year round. But there are certain perennial plants you should hold off deadheading if you want hummingbirds in your ...

Large differences in flower characteristics between wildflowers with different pollinators are achieved by a few key genetic differences, according to a study by Carolyn Wessinger at the University of ...

With their quick-moving wings flapping up to 200 times a second while sometimes buzzing around and feasting on colorful flowers, hummingbirds can easily brighten a day. In addition to beauty, ...