Attracts Songbirds
How to Attract Birds to Your Garden
Birds are great friends to have in the garden, even though you sometimes have to keep them away from your crops. Their songs will fill your garden with a peaceful atmosphere, and having birds close to home is a great advantage for the avid birdwatcher. It isn’t as hard as you might think to create a bird-friendly environment, and you can explore tips for attracting birds to your garden. Find out which shrubs and trees are especially attractive to most birds.
Providing bird food is one great way to keep birds in your backyard, especially in the winter. Check out this list of winter bird food recipes and a categorized list of which wild birds like which foods. If you don’t have time to go out and buy the ingredients for these bird foods, try this simple recipe using ingredients that you can probably find in your pantry.
Hummingbirds are especially attractive to most gardeners because they are beautiful to watch as they hover in the air. Plus, they only eat the nectar from your flowers. Learn which plants are especially helpful to attract hummingbirds and specifically how to attract ruby-throated hummingbirds.
Including Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) and Other Monarch Host Plants
Attract Pollinators, Brighten Your Garden, and Enjoy Long-Lasting Blooms
Learn how to plant, grow, and care for Queen Anne’s lace—an elegant wildflower that adds texture to bouquets and draws pollinators to your garden.
Meet Nigella—an easy, cool-season bloomer with lacy foliage, jewel-toned flowers, and unforgettable seed pods.
Bring Color and Pollinators to Your Garden with Deer-Resistant Native Asters
All About Amaranth: From Garden Beauty to Superfood Seeds
From Backyard to Berry Bowl: Your Complete Raspberry-Growing Guide
A Complete Guide to Strawberry Plant Types, Planting Tips, and Harvesting the Best-Tasting Berries
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Gooseberries for a Sweet and Tangy Treat
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Goji Berries
A Complete Guide to Growing Delicious Peaches at Home
Everything You Need to Know to Grow Blueberries That Are Bursting with Flavor
Grow your own fig tree—even in cooler climates!
Learn how to choose, plant, and care for plum trees with this complete growing guide
You can grow your own apple trees! Learn how.
Sunflowers that don’t need replanting and attract pollinators
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Currants
Grow a Garden That Butterflies Can’t Resist—Just Don’t Forget to Deadhead!
A tall, moisture-loving herb grown for its culinary, medicinal, and pollinator-friendly qualities.
Discover the beauty, care tips, and history behind Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium Purpureum)
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Lantana Flowers That Butterflies Love
Native tree with spring blooms, edible berries, and fall color
Also known as sunchokes, these cheerful sunflower relatives grow easily, spread fast, and offer nutty tubers come fall.
A unique, long-blooming, and pollinator-friendly native perennial that brings lasting color
Also known as gayfeather, this native perennial attracts bees, butterflies, and birds
How to Grow Asparagus From Crowns or Seeds: A Perennial Favorite That Keeps Giving
Easy-to-grow annuals that thrive in poor soil and bloom from summer to fall.
An Old-Fashioned Healer That Attracts Bees and Butterflies
Discover how to plant, grow, and care for dogwoods—the iconic flowering tree with spring blooms, summer foliage, and vibrant fall berries.
Learn how to plant and care for these water-loving perennials that attract butterflies, bees, and songbirds.
Fragrant foliage, winter berries, and low-maintenance native beauty
From glossy leaves to bright berries, hollies bring year-round charm—and a touch of holiday magic—to any garden.
What Are Native Roses, and Where Are Roses Actually Native To?
Planting, Growing, and Pruning Eastern Redbuds for a Pop of Springtime Cheer
Vibrant, Adaptable, and Loved by Butterflies & Bees
A Hardy Native Shrub That Supports Wildlife From Spring To Fall
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Sedums
What Is Penstemon? Meet the Tough Perennial with Trumpet Blooms
Turn Your Yard into a Green Fortress: Grow Arborvitae Like a Backyard Boss
