There are over 350 species of hummingbirds, but only a little over a dozen visit or stay the U.S. Learning the different ...

If you want more hummingbirds to come to your garden, maybe stop believing this common hummingbird myth and start planting ...

You probably know that hummingbirds can hover, if you've ever watched them feed. But these tiny pollinators lead fascinating lives, from eating to mating.

When Norma Moye bought her Victorian home on 18th and Vine in 1975, she never imagined it would grow into a community-wide ...

At this time of year, when the summer’s bounty of dahlias, zinnias, cosmos and roses have started to fade from memory, I find ...

Animals of all kinds display unique characteristics and magnificent abilities. Hummingbirds can flap their wings 80 times per ...

Q. Our neighbor has a shrub that is blooming now with plumes of blue flowers. The flowers are attractive, but the thing that ...

If you’ve ever practiced home canning, there’s a distinct sound every canner loves: the ping of a lid sealing to the jar.

• Many plants have quiet explosions of white blossoms in cold weather. Coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis) produces white to ...

Swap out fickle hydrangeas for a colorful shrub that thrives across yard conditions and brings year-round interest without ...

The Birds of Fall took place at the Tule River Parkway Native Plant Gardens on Saturday. The nature tour was surprising both ...

This time we are enjoying a very special Fall. Such a treat is never guaranteed of course, and the writer might be wrong, but it seems to be the most colorful we have experienced in many years. Our ...