Ten Flowers That Hummingbirds Love

Here in Montana, we have hummingbirds in the summer months. Unfortunately for me, they concentrate in certain areas and not necessarily in my yard. But it isn’t for lack of trying. It is always worth growing plants that attract hummingbirds. After all, they are the same plants that other pollinators such as butterflies and bees like as well, and don’t we love to see how our gardens are interacting with nature?

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Ten Tips to Jumpstart Spring Gardening

Here in the shadow of the mountains of Zone 4, the snow is piled up and frost is shaking off the trees most mornings. Despite the current weather, as a gardener, we need to keep our sights on Spring. We need to have things lined up so that when the sun is higher in the sky and the temperatures moderate, we are standing there with our Hori Hori in one hand, and a young plant in the other so that we are ready to get growing. Let’s take a look at what we can do in the dead of winter to jumpstart our growing season.

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Is It Possible to Rebloom Your Poinsettia?

Don’t Toss Out Your Poinsettia!

Poinsettia Blooming

I’ve saved a few poinsettias from the garbage can. Especially if you are in the zone 5 growing regions and colder, it doesn’t take much effort to bring your poinsettia back into color the following year. If you have a variety of houseplants that you keep alive all year, you really shouldn’t shy away from holding onto your poinsettia until next holiday season. I have faith in you!

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Indoor Gardening Tasks for the Dead of Winter

It’s zero degrees outside my office window and the indoor garden is thriving. Geraniums and petunias that I’m holding over until next year are still only a few inches tall after I cut them back hard. The amaryllis are still blooming one by one, the aloe continues to grow toward the ceiling, the desert roses are thinking of blooming (again), the lemons and limes are ripening, and the Christmas cactus is blooming. What is there to do except keep them watered and let them search for the brightest light from the window? Well, there are a multitude of indoor gardening projects you could be doing this time of year.

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