The flowers provide a natural source of nectar for butterflies, bees and birds. Plant 20 to 30cm apart to create a neat and colourful border from spring to autumn.

Bees, butterflies, and birds provide services to humans when they pollinate our vegetable and flower garden plants. The “Pollinators Home Page” of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says 75% ...

Butterflies will be released starting April 1 in the Botanical Garden’s Costa Rica cloud forest biome where more than 600 of them are emerging. Visitors can take part in the release at 2 p.m ...

If you're a fan of attracting butterflies and birds to your yard, you may already have a birdfeeder and a variety of nectar rich flowers in your garden. One thing you may not have added yet though ...

Dana Point blooms profusely in late spring and summer with creamy white flowers that attract butterflies and other pollinators. Hummingbird sage blooms in the oak woodland. (Tom Politeo / For The ...

The flowers appear in spring, just in time to lure in all those pollinators. As a short-lived perennial, it can be grown in USDA hardiness zones 4 through 8, with each plant only lasting a few years.

Their large flowers attract bees and butterflies, and they can make for great cut flowers too. Zones: 2 to 11. Care Requirements: Full sun, well-draining soil. Size: 1 to 6 feet tall x 1 to 3 feet ...

In the meantime, my yard is full of birds. Over the years, I have been working toward a goal of creating more native habitat for birds and butterflies. Wildlife experts indicate that since 1970, the ...

Spring has arrived, and my garden is a riot of color and activity.. Brilliant yellow flower clusters adorn the Bahama senna (Senna Mexicana var. Chapmanii), and I am hoping to spot some amazing ...

Bright new leaves on trees and spring flowers are arriving in waves across the U.S., and the birds are right behind them with early season migrants on the move over the last few weeks.