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Boost Your Mental Health With Bird-watching
Can Birds Improve Your Mental Health? American goldfinch Cardinals, chickadees, juncos, woodpeckers … action! My feeders are full of life. I’ve been feeding birds since I was a little kid. But I only...
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Grow Sugar Crystal Double Tulips for Fringed Flowers
Sugar Crystal Double Tulips Sugar Crystal double tulips Tulipa Zones 3 to 8 Light needs: Full sun to part shade Size: 12 to 16 inches tall Bloom time: Mid to late spring Foliage: Light green and...
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How to Identify a Broad-Billed Hummingbird
What Does a Broad-Billed Hummingbird Look Like? Male broad-billed hummingbird are strikingly colorful Even for hummingbirds, broad-billed hummingbirds are stunning little creatures. The males sport...
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Discover the Colorful Hummingbirds of Costa Rica
Costa Rica Hummingbirds You Should Know Fiery-throated hummingbirds on foxglove in Costa Rica With their vibrant colors, hummingbirds seem as if they belong in the tropics—and they do. Fewer than 20...
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7 Fascinating Berry Facts You Need to Know
Elderberry Bushes Attract Backyard Birds Cedar waxwings feed on elderberries This one of our berry facts is for the bird lovers. One of the best ways to bring in birds to your backyard is to plant...
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Meet the Tiny Fiery Skipper Butterfly
What Does a Fiery Skipper Look Like? Female fiery skipper A female fiery skipper has dull orange and dark markings, while males sport a slightly brighter orange, and dark, uneven borders. If you’re...
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Native Blanket Flower Blankets Gardens in Bold Color
Blanket Flower Care and Growing Tips Arizona Sun Botanical name: Gaillardia spp. Zones: 3 to 10 Attracts: Birds, bees and butterflies Light needs: Full sun Size: 2 to 3 feet tall Grown for: An...
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Grow Native Butterfly Weed for Monarchs
Native Butterfly Weed Care Butterfly weed in bloom Common name: Butterfly weed Scientific name: Asclepias tuberosa Growing zones: 3 to 9 Light needs: Full sun Soil: Well-draining Size: Two to three...
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5 Container Garden Ideas to Attract Hummingbirds
Fill your containers with colorful plants that attract hummingbirds, such as Rockin’ Deep Purple Salvia From window boxes to hanging baskets, container gardening is well known as a versatile way to...
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Top 10 Fast Growing Vines and Climbing Flowers
Not only are fast growing vines and climbing flowers great to look at, they serve a definite purpose in backyards. Vining plants can add height and fullness to any flower garden with their sky-high...
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Rainbow Flyers: Brilliant Hummingbird Colors
Green-crowned brilliant in Ecuador The Spectrum of Hummingbird Colors Hummingbirds are easy to love. With their spunky personalities, their unique and speedy flight, their too-cute cup nests and their...
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7 Surprising Facts About Invasive Plants
What Makes a Plant Invasive? Invasive Dame’s rocket Invasive plants have two characteristics. First, these plants are nonnative to the ecosystem, and second, they cause or are likely to cause harm to...
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Rufous vs Allen’s: Hummingbird Look-Alikes
Birding Challenge: Rufous vs Allen’s Hummingbird To identify a Rufous hummingbird, look for an orange back and tail. You might call these hummingbird lookalikes a real humdinger. It’s tricky to tell...
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Is This White Bird an Albino Crow?
What Does an Albino Crow Look Like? White crow in Colorado City, Colorado This American crow (above), photographed by Birds & Blooms contributor SeEtta Moss, has white feathers and pink feet, legs,...
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How to Grow Your Own Fresh Strawberry Patch
Ruby Ann strawberries Sweet, juicy strawberries are a delightful summer treat—and are easy to grow in a home garden. These productive plants are perennial, returning year after year, and depending on...
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Top 10 Bearded Iris Flowers for Your Garden
Beverly Sills Bearded Iris Zones 4 to 9 Pale coral pink petals and a light apricot beard have earned the Beverly Sills bearded iris numerous awards for its beauty. This fast-growing, elongated bearded...
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Hardy Cranesbill Geranium Care and Growing Tips
Are Cranesbill Geraniums Annuals or Perennials? ‘Rozanne’ cranesbill geranium Don’t confuse the cranesbill geranium with annual Pelargonium geraniums that fill garden centers every spring. All 300...
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Meet the Majestic Magnolia Warbler
Male magnolia warbler To put it simply–magnolia warblers are just plain cute. These small, sweet borbs are worthy of adding to your life list on looks alone, though there’s a lot more to these...
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How to Identify a Black-and-White Warbler
What Does a Black-and-White Warbler Look Like? Black-and-white warbler on a wire fence With distinctive, bold black and white stripes from the crown of their head to their tail feathers, the...
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