Synopses & Reviews
Turn your garden into a glorious haven for hummingbirds. Here are the basics on planning, planting, and maintaining a beautiful outdoor space that will lure these tiny creatures and give you hours of gardening pleasure. This charmingly illustrated volume provides a variety of garden plans, including essential information on hardiness zones, soil conditions, and sun and shade preferences, and is packed with facts on the lives and habits of hummingbirds. When your winged guests linger in your garden, you'll delight in consulting the hummingbird identifier in Creating a Hummingbird Garden. Here is everything you need to know to attract hummingbirds, from their favorite flowers to instructions for making hummingbird feeders.
About the Author
Marcus Schneck, founder and director of the Backyard Wildlife Association, is a natural history writer and photographer, and the author of several books on hummingbirds and butterflies, including Creating a Butterfly garden. He lives in Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
Contents Hummers love backyards
Backyards and hummingbirds
The perfect flower
Red: The perfect color
Planning the garden
Layering in the garden
Garden islands
Vines, shrubs, and trees
The spring garden
Spring plants
Nesting needs
Feeders
Recipes
The summer garden
Summer plants
Shelter, shade, and sunlight
The hummingbird bath
Insects, too, for food
The early fall garden
Early fall plants
A wildflower option
Wildflowers
Special relationships
Common hummingbirds
Collections to visit
Index
Acknowledgments