tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post3059037448580048071..comments2024-01-03T02:26:23.899-08:00Comments on A Gardener in Progress: Hummingbird favorites in my garden.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-2799602531539008012009-12-11T17:20:42.781-08:002009-12-11T17:20:42.781-08:00If I was a hummingbird I would come to your yard a...If I was a hummingbird I would come to your yard and stay! It is very lovely.<br /><br />I have tried to attract hummingbirds to my yard for three years. <br /><br />I don't get to see them on a regular basis and I was really lucky to see one when in late September of this year around 8am I spotted a Ruby throat Hummingbird eating from my Weigela. <br /><br />I didn't have time to grab my camera, I only had time to smile! and I smiled about it all day!Vetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904220037223028054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-40735910692024079142009-08-31T17:50:27.140-07:002009-08-31T17:50:27.140-07:00More beauties! The Jacob Cline remind me of jester...More beauties! The Jacob Cline remind me of jesters! Today I was outside and saw TWO hummingbirds flitting around. I ran to get my camera and saw them, but by the time I got the camera ready, they were gone! So maddening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-89085536336895961292009-08-30T14:11:08.371-07:002009-08-30T14:11:08.371-07:00How wonderful to have hummers almost all year! I ...How wonderful to have hummers almost all year! I have several of the early bloomers, but they bloom before the hummers arrive. You've given me several great shrubs to add to my list...I forget how attractive wiegelia really is! The shot of the flowering heuchera is beautiful, those tiny flowers are hard to capture! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-38238568905668428672009-08-28T07:56:35.856-07:002009-08-28T07:56:35.856-07:00Oh, so many pretty red flowers! With such choices,...Oh, so many pretty red flowers! With such choices, the hummers have to love it there.<br /><br />Please let me add these two for the benefit of your readers in the Gulf States, Tecoma stans (esperanza to the Texans) and red Shrimp plant. A hummer startled me flying out of the yellow bells of esperanza the other day. He could have been also visiting Pride of Barbados.Nell Jeanhttp://www.seedscatterer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-21891219630832238632009-08-28T07:48:01.237-07:002009-08-28T07:48:01.237-07:00Hi Catherine. Beautiful Heucheras.I can see how hu...Hi Catherine. Beautiful Heucheras.I can see how hummingbirds would love your Weigela.<br /><br />The jacob Cline Monardas is stunning. I must try to grow this one next year (I'll make a list).<br /><br />I tried Fuchsia magellanica, but I think it's just too hot and humid here (particularly warm nights). What a shame.Prosperohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114988815558549577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-15673925276277826432009-08-28T07:29:41.748-07:002009-08-28T07:29:41.748-07:00Wow! What a beautiful garden you have. I love yo...Wow! What a beautiful garden you have. I love your great pictures. I will have to remember the names of the ones you posted!Go Away, I'm Gardening!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-21900740071703984012009-08-28T06:27:58.019-07:002009-08-28T06:27:58.019-07:00Beautiful flowers and so lucky to have hummingbird...Beautiful flowers and so lucky to have hummingbirdsJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-90631262491010393892009-08-27T18:29:03.707-07:002009-08-27T18:29:03.707-07:00How lucky you are to get hummingbirds! I have neve...How lucky you are to get hummingbirds! I have never seen one - we don't have them over here.<br /><br />Love the Lobelia cardinalis!Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-38108405266941362082009-08-27T17:36:05.823-07:002009-08-27T17:36:05.823-07:00Hi Catherine~~ Only occasionally are hummingbirds ...Hi Catherine~~ Only occasionally are hummingbirds NOT raiding my garden. LOL. I've gotten so used to them I hardly pay attention. That is until one buzzes past me at a trillion miles per second. Talk about unnerving! I wish they weren't so territorial too. I keep trying to convince myself that they're "just playing," like Quiddich or something but I guess even this game can get kind of brutal. Do you grow Agastache? This is another hummer-favorite. I've been growing Salvia gregeii for several years. Unfortunately it's not reliably hardy but with a little winter coddling it will make it. I usually take a few cuttings, which root easily, just in case. I think your Ribes photo does indeed do it justice. Fabulous photos as usual. :]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-32504503319201279182009-08-27T16:52:59.654-07:002009-08-27T16:52:59.654-07:00Wonderful rundown!! Feeding the humers naturally i...Wonderful rundown!! Feeding the humers naturally is what got me excited to learn about gardening about 10 years ago. They are just such little miracles. So many of my favorites in your lineup, I was thrilled to see Cardinal Flower! Someday we'll have some kind of pond or fountain for those tall stately beauties. So undemanding and they even seem to like being crowded into pots, gotta love that. Another sensational photo post, brava!Bonnie Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500058929186043543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-49560799450261150212009-08-27T13:21:24.860-07:002009-08-27T13:21:24.860-07:00You do have a nice collection of flowers for your ...You do have a nice collection of flowers for your hummingbirds. With all of those do you also feed them with the bottles so many people use?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-55354453370910739702009-08-27T10:19:08.085-07:002009-08-27T10:19:08.085-07:00Your flowers are way over the top gorgeous!! We h...Your flowers are way over the top gorgeous!! We have hummers everywhere in the gardens and two feeders on the porch..they will dive bomb at us sometimes..Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-74299790419805290592009-08-27T10:12:51.288-07:002009-08-27T10:12:51.288-07:00If I was a hummingbird I'd live in your garden...If I was a hummingbird I'd live in your garden too. So many delicious flowers to choose from! The Pink Flowering Currant looks beautiful. That's a good picture of the hummingbird feeding on the Hardy Fuschia. How wonderful to have Hummingbirds year round.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-23980865747484971442009-08-27T07:57:06.318-07:002009-08-27T07:57:06.318-07:00Thanks everyone for visiting. It's interestin...Thanks everyone for visiting. It's interesting seeing what other flowers hummingbirds like in other gardens.<br /><br />Phillip - That's too bad about you 'Jacob Cline', mine hasn't gotten powdery mildew, but just about all the rest of the monardas I have do.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-84692567257113426572009-08-27T07:29:20.287-07:002009-08-27T07:29:20.287-07:00You have a great selection of plants. The Beebalm ...You have a great selection of plants. The Beebalm is out of this world !<br />Don't see hummers when my Weigela is in bloom.<br />Reminded me... I have to prune my butterfly bush come spring ...I think.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-1126906387458702682009-08-27T03:37:07.756-07:002009-08-27T03:37:07.756-07:00The hummingbirds seem to have an eye for colour! B...The hummingbirds seem to have an eye for colour! Beautiful flowers.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-34231291895678070802009-08-26T23:56:48.036-07:002009-08-26T23:56:48.036-07:00This is great post regarding humms.
In our climat...This is great post regarding humms.<br /><br />In our climate we have got sun birds instead of humming birds. and the most attractive plant for these is red hot pocker from SA.Muhammad khabbabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248882335224914970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-16014903187210432009-08-26T20:47:09.741-07:002009-08-26T20:47:09.741-07:00This might be my fav post of yours yet! I need to ...This might be my fav post of yours yet! I need to find room for some of these at my place, I fear the hummers only pass through when it's jasmine time and don't seem to find that much else. They looked sadly at my struggling rosemary and flew on by. Love that shot of the one hovering in the fuschia! That is one happy bird.Karenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-15263031496813476032009-08-26T20:37:23.200-07:002009-08-26T20:37:23.200-07:00Great post! Love the Lobelia cardinalis. Isn't...Great post! Love the Lobelia cardinalis. Isn't it interesting, though, what the hummers will go for? Mine like the Agapanthus. Maybe they're colorblind.Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-65464987878085777052009-08-26T20:24:46.234-07:002009-08-26T20:24:46.234-07:00No wonder the hummers love coming to your garden. ...No wonder the hummers love coming to your garden. Each of those wonderfully beautiful blooms call out to the hummingbirds!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-30499920280521159812009-08-26T19:35:56.429-07:002009-08-26T19:35:56.429-07:00Amazing colors, Catherine...such a vibrant group o...Amazing colors, Catherine...such a vibrant group of flowers! Thanks for the lovely pictures...<br /><br />http://theurbanbalcony.blogspot.com/Urban Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753898797737223631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-25325258897682610392009-08-26T18:51:36.033-07:002009-08-26T18:51:36.033-07:00Such beautiful flowers Catherine. I have a few of...Such beautiful flowers Catherine. I have a few of the ones you picture and we have such fun watching the antics of the hummers. Thanks for all the lovely photos tonight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-7045581290516918322009-08-26T18:31:48.451-07:002009-08-26T18:31:48.451-07:00Hummers are so much fun. Your plants are all so pr...Hummers are so much fun. Your plants are all so pretty. You sure can't blame the hummers for liking them. Here they like all of those plus impatiens, agapanthus, hostas, and salvias. The touch me nots have them going wild lately. I wish I could get a video of them.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-7496848917598819382009-08-26T18:14:10.474-07:002009-08-26T18:14:10.474-07:00You have a lot of the same hummingbird plants as I...You have a lot of the same hummingbird plants as I do. Ours also like the catmint, penstemon, and interestingly they seem to like tomato blossoms!Dave@The Home Gardenhttp://www.growingthehomegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-52918183514234715172009-08-26T17:51:25.719-07:002009-08-26T17:51:25.719-07:00Great photos of beautiful hummingbird flowers in y...Great photos of beautiful hummingbird flowers in your garden! Everything looks so healthy! And I loved finding the hummers in your photos.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.com