HOW TO ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS & BUTTERFLIES TO YOUR GARDEN

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Hummingbirds and butterflies in your garden can give you such a magical feeling. I am going to give you tips to attract these beautiful creatures to your own garden.

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ATTRACTING HUMMINGBIRDS

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Choose red hummingbird feeders that are easy to clean, and if you are purchasing premade nectar do not buy any with artificial dyes.

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Start putting out feeders in early spring like mid-March. To clean the feeder soak it in warm soapy water, and scrub with a small brush.

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Butterflies like flat nectar flowers in red, yellow, orange, pink and purple. The plants should be somewhere that gets around 5 hours of sun a day.

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Butterflies use the same nectar as hummingbirds, but their feeders are typically yellow. You can also use fresh fruit, but that will attract other bugs as well.

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Butterfly puddlers are small shallow pools of water. Use colored sand to help attract them to the area.

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