Hummingbird Garden
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Hummingbird Garden
Good Morning Everyone,
We are redoing our landscaping/garden areas, does anyone here have a garden that attracts pollinators such as hummingbirds and butterflies? If so, can you post a pic? I am curious to see!
Thank you!
We are redoing our landscaping/garden areas, does anyone here have a garden that attracts pollinators such as hummingbirds and butterflies? If so, can you post a pic? I am curious to see!
Thank you!
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
I have one but not a pic on hand, butterfly bush, verbena, coneflowers, milkweed, mexican petunia, speedwell, I tried to plant all perennials. I removed my lantana because it was too hard to keep in check. Salvia is great for hummingbirds, they came to mine all summer long last year, but should bet treated as an annual.
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
Are they all full sun plants? Or are some partial sun?
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
I bought a preplanned Hummingbird and Butterfly garden from Michigan Bulb. It doesn't appear to be available any longer, but it had a butterfly bush, liatris, lilies, daylilies, columbine and a trumpet vine. I've removed the trumpet vine, but the rest are still there. True to its name, I get a lot of hummingbirds and butterflies, but lots of bees too.
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
Is it safe to assume they aren't aggressive bees?
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
Yellowjackets can suck it, but all other bees and wasps are welcome in our yard. We try to keep our landscape in a constant state of bloom throughout the season. Hummingbirds galore, even hummingbird moths...those are cool.
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
Mostly big fat bumblebees. But some wasps as well. Most aren't aggressize, no recorded stings in 10 years. But those big bees buzzing by your ears is a little freaky!
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
Out of curiosity, how long ago did you remove the trumpet vine and how long did it take you to completely get rid of it. I had a trumpet vine that was growing into the fence, so I cut it down about 5 years ago and I've been fighting new vines cropping up from the rhizomes ever since (some probably 20 feet or more from the original vine). I finally started spraying with roundup last summer even though it left a bare spot in the lawn. I haven't seen any new vines this year, so maybe it worked.HoosierDaddy wrote: ↑May 10th, 2017, 2:38 pmI bought a preplanned Hummingbird and Butterfly garden from Michigan Bulb. It doesn't appear to be available any longer, but it had a butterfly bush, liatris, lilies, daylilies, columbine and a trumpet vine. I've removed the trumpet vine, but the rest are still there. True to its name, I get a lot of hummingbirds and butterflies, but lots of bees too.
If you really love trumpet vines, they do attract hummingbirds, but they're pretty tough to eradicate once they're established, so only plant one if you're sure you want one (or more).
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
I will have to take a look at them and see. This will be my first year, so I am still a newb
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
I planted the garden about 8 years ago. Then killed the trumpet vine about 6 years ago.. and 5 years ago.. and 4.... Crap, there's another shoot popping up, time to break out the glysophate!bpgreen wrote: ↑May 11th, 2017, 2:05 pmOut of curiosity, how long ago did you remove the trumpet vine and how long did it take you to completely get rid of it. I had a trumpet vine that was growing into the fence, so I cut it down about 5 years ago and I've been fighting new vines cropping up from the rhizomes ever since (some probably 20 feet or more from the original vine). I finally started spraying with roundup last summer even though it left a bare spot in the lawn. I haven't seen any new vines this year, so maybe it worked.HoosierDaddy wrote: ↑May 10th, 2017, 2:38 pmI bought a preplanned Hummingbird and Butterfly garden from Michigan Bulb. It doesn't appear to be available any longer, but it had a butterfly bush, liatris, lilies, daylilies, columbine and a trumpet vine. I've removed the trumpet vine, but the rest are still there. True to its name, I get a lot of hummingbirds and butterflies, but lots of bees too.
If you really love trumpet vines, they do attract hummingbirds, but they're pretty tough to eradicate once they're established, so only plant one if you're sure you want one (or more).
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Re: Hummingbird Garden
Besides the above mentioned flowers - we also have Goose necks and Bee Balm that also attract butterfly's and Hummingbirds. Also please note - there is a big difference between Butterfly Bush and Butterfly weed. We have both and they work really well for attracting them.
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