Maintaining Wild Tip – Hummingbird arrival
by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member
I know the hummingbirds will be here soon when I see my coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) blooming.
Hummingbirds love red tube-shaped flowers. I put out a hummingbird feeder near my kitchen window so I can watch these little acrobats close up.
Hummingbird feeders need to be sanitized often and never use red dyes or any ingredients besides sugar and water.
About our new Maintaining Wild series:
To help you keep up with your native garden care in 2026 we’re posting a maintenance tip each week on our website and on Facebook. These tips will include native garden specific tasks as well as some basic gardening advice.
A new tip will appear weekly on Facebook, on Friday at 1 pm.
To join the discussion, comment on our Facebook page.
Stay tuned for a new garden maintenance tip each week to help get you out into the garden and make 2026 a year for Maintaining Wild. Let’s have a discussion and share our knowledge!
View all tips on a single page: https://stlwildones.org/maintaining-wild-tips/
