If hummingbirds have not already arrived in your neck of the woods, they are on the way. And if you want to lure them to your yard without feeders filled with sugar water, your plant selection is key.

SEATTLE — I love the living tweetle out of hardy Fuchsias, and can't plant enough of them in my garden. Who can resist such spectacular, yet easy-to-grow shrubs. They bloom non-stop from late-May ...

Although more than 300 known species of hummingbird grace gardens around the world, only about a dozen species routinely migrate through North America, and even fewer remain year-round in the warmest ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Perennials: Hummingbird fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) never stops blooming. As long as you live in a frost-free zone, you can grow it and although it may ...

What: Fuschia “Dying Embers” is a hummingbird paradise. This hardy fuschia has smaller flowers with dark red, lacquered sepals and a rich aubergine (eggplant-colored) corolla. The perennial grows to ...

If you’re relaxing in your garden and detect a humming sound, chances are you’re being visited by one of the smallest birds, the hummingbird. These tiny creatures flap their wings so rapidly that they ...

Although there are about 500 species of hummingbirds in the world, only 17 species are found in the United States, and only one, the ruby-throated hummingbird, is found east of the Mississippi River.

These days the hummingbirds are everywhere, it seems. It is not uncommon to get dive-bombed by one if you are in the vicinity of a food source. Feeding hummingbirds with a feeder filled with ...

The hummingbirds are most active early in the morning at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar. On a recent morning, a tiny Allen’s hummingbird guarded an entire row of California native plants, chasing ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Bird watchers can all agree — hummingbirds are some of the most beautiful, energetic and vibrant ...

The best time to watch hummingbirds in Washington is the summer. The summertime is when the tiniest of birds fatten up for their long and exhausting migration south — but not all hummingbirds migrate.