Animals-and-Pets
Birds & Blooms
How do you serve peanut butter to birds?
Readers share their favorite ways to offer the high-protein snack to backyard visitors.
1 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
Music in the Dark
When the sun sets, a night symphony begins-meet a few of the insect players.
2 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
OUT & ABOUT OWLS
LUCKY READERS PHOTOGRAPHED THESE MAJESTIC AND USUALLY NOCTURNAL-BIRDS DURING THE DAY.
2 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
flowing into FALL
PLAN A LANDSCAPE THAT FLOURISHES BEYOND JUST SPRING AND SUMMER FOR A SPACE BOTH YOU AND THE VISITING WILDLIFE WILL LOVE
2 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
BLACK BEAUTIES
BRIGHT, COLORFUL BIRDS get all the glory, but these captivating coal-colored creatures are fun to encounter, even if some of them are a bit spooky looking.
3 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
Wade into Nature
Experience autumn hues through readers' camera lenses.
2 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
Bulb Basics
How to plant tulips in fall for a bounty of spring colors.
1 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
Best-in-Show Hydrangeas
These champs offer up the classic shrub's most impressive attributes.
2 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
Invest in Next Spring
Plant these bulbs in fall for carpets of color the following year.
4 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
Sap Tappers
Listen for drumming as the yellow-bellied sapsucker looks for sweet treats in the trees.
2 min |
October/November 2022
Birds & Blooms
A woodpecker's world
From tree-climbing downies to ground foraging flickers to sap-loving sapsuckers, woodpeckers delight and entertain us with their unique markings, fascinating flight patterns and distinctive drumming sounds. Here are fun facts to enrich your viewing of these dashing birds.
3 min |
August/September 2022
Birds & Blooms
Zoom in on - Butterflies
Photographing the fast fliers requires patience, but these snapshots from readers prove it's worth the wait.
2 min |
August/September 2022
Birds & Blooms
Easy Breezy Gardening
Seven tips for a beautiful low-maintenance yard with minimal fuss and effort.
2 min |
June/July 2022
Birds & Blooms
Light Up the Night
Discover what makes lightning bugs so eaptivating.
2 min |
August/September 2022
Birds & Blooms
Ask the Experts
Summer plants that monarchs love, hummingbird habits and more!
5 min |
August/September 2022
Birds & Blooms
Golden Moments
The haze of summer offers prime conditions for bird-watching.
2 min |
August/September 2022
Birds & Blooms
Succulents for Pollinators
Discover drought tolerant plants that provide nectar for bees, butterflies and birds.
2 min |
August/September 2022
Birds & Blooms
Best New Dahlias
One-of-a-kind introductions that offer a variety of blooms and sizes.
4 min |
August/September 2022
Birds & Blooms
Scrub, Rinse, Repeat
What you should use to clean feeders and how often to do it to keep birds healthy.
2 min |
August/September 2022
Birds & Blooms
oops! COMMON TOMATO MISTAKES
Vine-ripe tomatoes are some of summer’s great joys —here’s how to avoid 11 missteps and harvest a bumper crop.
3 min |
August/September 2022
Birds & Blooms
Hummingbird tales
EACH EVENING during our family vacation in Ridgedale, Missouri, a female ruby-throated hummingbird passed through the branches of a tree just off our porch. I brought my camera out one night in anticipation of her arrival and, sure enough, there she was. I hung over the railing to grab a series of images. The light and the lovely bird were amazing and the blooms looked like fireworks. It's a great memory from a wonderful trip with family.
3 min |
June/July 2022
Birds & Blooms
Defending Their Turf
Why hummingbirds guard their territories so fiercely.
3 min |
June/July 2022
Birds & Blooms
Hummingbird Magnets
Attract these busy fliers with nectar-packed salvias.
5 min |
June/July 2022
Birds & Blooms
Ask the Experts
Solving hummingbird mysteries, plant problems and much more.
5 min |
June/July 2022
Birds & Blooms
mini marvels
HUMMINGBIRDS HAVE TRAITS THAT MAKE THEM ENTERTAINING, BUT THOSE SAME QUALITIES HELP THEM THRIVE.
3 min |
June/July 2022
Birds & Blooms
perennial nectar favorites
Attract more hummingbirds year after year with flowers that require less time, maintenance and money.
4 min |
June/July 2022
Birds & Blooms
Small and Feisty Fliers
Meet Calliope hummingbirds and attract them with native plants.
2 min |
June/July 2022
Birds & Blooms
Growing Trends
Spring, the season of new garden beginnings, is upon us. Here are the crazes that four industry pros forecast for this year.
4 min |
April/May 2022
Birds & Blooms
A Thrill of Color
Buntings always stand out in a crowd-learn where to find them and the field marks that set these birds apart.
4 min |
April/May 2022
Birds & Blooms
Greet Grosbeaks
Attract rose-breasted grosbeaks with insects, fruits, seeds and plenty of room to perch.
2 min |