Sunday Gardener: Flowers to draw hummingbirds to your garden
HEY, IT’S AVA MARIE AND IT’S TIME FOR SUNDAY. GARDNER. I’M HERE WITH JOANNA AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? WE HAVE SUCH PRETTY FLOWERS SET OUT. YOU SAID BEES ARE CRITICAL FOR FEEDING HUMMINGBIRDS, SO THAT COULD BE A NEAT HOBBY PEOPLE TAKE ON IS GETTING TO SEE MORE HUMMINGBIRDS IN THEIR YARD. AND THERE’S SUCH VIBRANT COLORS, RIGHT? THE HUMMINGBIRDS ARE HERE AND TO RAISE THEIR BABIES. AND SO WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF PLANTS FROM LANTANA. THEY LOVE THE BRIGHT COLORS. WE HAVE SOME YELLOWS. OKAY, SO YOU CAN MAKE A PLANTER WITH THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES. I THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PLANT. THEY LOVE THIS. OKAY, I LOVE THIS. IT LOOKS LIKE, LIKE THEY’RE GOING TO LIKE DRINK IT LIKE A CUP, RIGHT? THEY STICK THEIR LITTLE BEAKS IN THEIR LITTLE TONGUES. INCREDIBLE. WE’VE GOT SOME FUCHSIA HERE. THEY LOVE THESE. SO YOU CAN EASILY MAKE A BASKET AND KEEP IT GOING ALL SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL FOR THEM. OH INCREDIBLE. BECAUSE YOU WERE SAYING THEY JUST NEED A LOT OF FOOD. THEY’RE SO TINY BUT THEY USE SO MUCH ENERGY. RIGHT? RIGHT. THEY NEED A LOT OF FOOD. I MEAN, THEY’RE ON THE BRINK OF DEATH AT EVERY MOMENT. SO DESPERATE. YES THEY ARE. SO, YOU KNOW, HAVING LOTS OF PLANTS LIKE THEY LOVE THIS. THE BLACK AND BLUE SALVIA, THEY LOVE THIS. BUT WE ALSO HAVE HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS. SO YOU CAN AUGMENT WHAT YOU HAVE IN THE WAY OF PLANTS. I SEE. SO THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO FEED THEM. THEY CAN GET IT NATURALLY FROM FLOWERS, BUT THEY CAN PROBABLY GET A LOT MORE FROM FEEDERS. RIGHT. AND THEY CAN REST. THEY PURCHASE A LITTLE PARK FOR THEM. WHAT IS THE KEY TO MAINTAINING THOSE FEEDERS PROPERLY? SO YOU NEED TO KEEP THEM CLEAN. YOU HAVE TO USE THE PROPER HUMMINGBIRD FOOD OR MAKE YOUR OWN, LIKE THE RIGHT RATIO OF WATER, SUGAR AND SUGAR. OKAY, I SEE, AND THEN JUST KEEP IT CLEAN. CLEAN IT OUT EVERY OTHER DAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S HOT. THINGS, YOU KNOW, MOLD AND MILDEW WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO GROW WITH ALL THAT SUGAR. SO KEEP IT CLEAN. THEY ARE JUST THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS AND THEY’RE SO INCREDIBLE TO WATCH HOW FAST THEY GO. AND SO THIS COULD BE A COOL ACTIVITY FOR THE FAMILY. IF YOU’RE GROWING MORE OF THESE, YOU’RE GOING TO SEE MORE IN YOUR YARD. IT’S BETTER THAN IT LOOKS LIKE. OKAY, WE’RE ALL TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, GET GET DOWN ON OUR SCREEN TIME. AND SO I LOVE THAT IDEA THAT THIS COULD BE SOMETHING TO DO AS A FAMILY. AND YOU SAID WE CAN KEEP FEEDING THEM ALL THE WAY INTO THE HALLWAY. YEP. UNTIL THEY LEAVE AGAIN IN THE FALL, THEY HAVE TO FLY ALL THE WAY BACK TO SOUTH AMERICA. AND THEY’RE VERY AGGRESSIVE IN THE FALL. THEY LOVE THEIR PLANTS. AND SO THEY GET A REAL SHOW WITH HUMMINGBIRDS. THANK YOU. YOU’VE GIVEN US A NEW HOBBY FOR THE SUMMER WITH ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. GOOD. THAT’S IT. ON SUNDAY. GARDINER. ALL RIGHT. AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE YOUR GARDENING QUESTIONS ANSWERED, JUST EMAIL OUR SUNDAY GARDENE
Sunday Gardener: Flowers to draw hummingbirds to your garden
Updated: 1:41 PM EDT May 24, 2026
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Hummingbirds are beautiful to watch, and Valley View Farms has the tools to help draw them to your garden.
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Hummingbirds are beautiful to watch, and Valley View Farms has the tools to help draw them to your garden.
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