Once you start a pollinator garden, it can become addictive. Finding new plants to keep hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators flocking to your yard becomes a mission. So, you will ...

A hummingbird hovers in the air. - Jenny Grewal / 500px/Getty Images There is a lot of fun to be had in gardening specifically with hummingbirds in mind. Not only does adding some of their preferred ...

This penstemon is a vigorous grower and, if allowed to colonize a bed or corner of the garden, will delight humans and hummingbirds alike for many years. Its vivid coral-red tubular flowers are packed ...

Who doesn’t love hummingbirds? Having the tiny birds grace your yard is always a treat. You can find a variety of hummingbird feeders at most nurseries and outdoor stores, all designed to entice the ...

Every spring, I get giddy at the first sight of color that isn’t the white or brown of mud season. I know that each year, the abundance and beauty of wildflowers in this region will continuously ...

Penstemon, also known as beardtongue (because one of its five stamens is infertile and looks different than the others, resembling a hairy tongue surrounded by a lip-shaped flower), is a perennial ...

I was back at my friend Pat’s house this week after seeing her “mini arboretum” last week. This time Pat gave me a guided tour of her plantings. I noticed she had numerous varieties of penstemon. Last ...