How to Bring Life to Your Yard this Spring
The best plants for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
We asked our friends at Secret Garden Landscapes for some tips to keep your yard a buzz this spring. They provided us with a list of their favorite plants to help bring your yard to life.
BEST PLANTS FOR BEES
Bees like blue, purple, yellow, and white flowers with a place for them to land. Some great options for your garden include: Bee Balm, Black-Eyed Susan, Coneflowers, Penstemon, Salvia, and Sunflowers.
BEST PLANTS FOR BUTTERFLIES
Butterflies prefer flat flowers to land on and love vivid colors. Adding Azaleas, Butterfly Bushes, California Lilacs, Coneflowers, Cosmos, Dianthus, Milkweed, and/or Zinnias will attract butterflies to your garden.
BEST PLANTS FOR HUMMINGBIRDS
Hummingbirds like bright colored flowers that are tubular or brush shaped. To attract hummingbirds, add Butterfly Bush, Fuchsia, Lantana, Lavender, Penstemon, Salvia, and/or Yarrow.