Birds & Blooms

Birds & Blooms is the #1 bird and garden magazine in North America with more than 1 million subscribers. We pride ourselves in celebrating the “beauty in your own backyard” with a mix of expert advice and personal stories from our family of readers. Our magazine covers a wide range of topics such as attracting hummingbirds, building birdhouses, gardening for butterflies, feeding birds for less, growing veggies, tales of readers’ birding experiences, plus a whole lot more.

Hummingbird Season

Pollinator Pit Stop • Beneficial critters flock to blazing star’s easygoing blooms to refuel

Jewels of Summer • Attract ruby-throated hummingbirds with the right habitat and feeders

Sweet Garden Scents • The breathtaking natural beauty of a landscape filled with fragrant plants and flowers is enticing not only to us—the aromas also attract birds, bees, butterflies and other beneficial bugs

Protect Your Tomato Plants • Learn how to stop four common tomato diseases before they hit your harvest

Feeding Time • Use these six handy tips to attract and feed more hummingbirds than ever before

Magic in the Air • Readers capture the sparkle and awe of memorable encounters with hummingbirds

tiny MARVELS OF MEXICO • Meet some of the spectacular hummingbirds that live south of the border, and learn about the habitats where they can be found

all in the MINT FAMILY • Learn about this remarkably diverse plant family offering a wide range of varieties that both pollinators and people can’t resist

AT THE WATER’S EDGE • Readers showcase the birds that bring life to the shoreline

Calling All Photographers! • SHARE YOUR BEST SHOTS! We’re honoring photography excellence with our new National Nature Photography Awards. Send us your favorite photo in one (or more) of our five categories—birds, flowers, butterflies, hummingbirds and landscapes—for your chance to be an award winner.

Ask the Experts • Readers get professional insight on bird and garden mysteries

How can kids help in the garden? • Readers share fun ways for even the youngest gardeners to dig in and get involved

How to Help Monarchs • Find out what you should and shouldn’t do to safely support these butterflies

Caption This! • This ruby-throat is not letting any nectar go to waste

FOR THE READER

Birds & Blooms

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