Landscaping & Gardening Tips

Series Summary

Landscaping your front or back yard doesn't have to be a professional job. Learn how to do it yourself with tips and ideas from a professional landscaper who's been in the business for over 30 years.

Learn how to choose plants that complement each other, as well as varieties that fit the climate and natural landscape of your area. She will show to correctly plant your flowers to ensure that they are able to take hold and grow. See how to create new flower beds in your yards and how to create an edging around it. Find out how to landscape a garden made of plants that are nectar bearing as to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. If you live in a smaller space you can also learn to pot plants. She will even spotlight a few different types of plants. This series is a great resource to those interested in landscaping.

Video Transcript

"One of the tricks for bringing butterflies and hummingbirds into your garden is to concentrate on plants that are nectar bearing. These are plants that are carrying sugar that the birds and the butterflies both need. Here’s an example of that.

Notice that my hummingbird feeder is not red except for the feeder platform itself. That’s all that’s necessary for hummingbirds to be attracted. There’s a fair amount of evidence now that says that number one, red dye in your feed formula is not necessary at all, and they’re beginning to think that it might cause beak cancer. So, as long as there’s a part of the feeder that’s red, or a red blooming plant near it, that’s all that’s necessary to bring your hummingbirds in and keep them here.

Roses are not nectar bearing, but will draw different butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden. If, on the other hand, there are plants near it that actually do feed, this is how you’ll keep hummingbirds and butterflies in your garden all of the time.

Asclepias which is also called the “tropical milkweed.” And it’s definitely a butterfly drawer. This blooms almost all year long, and though it’s a little bit on the wild side, it’s definitely worth putting up with seed heads and the different things that it does because the fact that it’s a big butterfly drawer. And here comes one now. "