Hummingbird Gardening in the Upper Midwest
Important announcement
Important announcement
Our favorite mail order nursery for salvias was Flowers by the Sea. The owners of Flowers by the Sea, Kermit and Vicki Carter, are retiring. Our hearty congratulations to Kermit and Vicki for their years of providing such high quality plants. We wish them well in retirement.
Our favorite mail order nursery for salvias was Flowers by the Sea. The owners of Flowers by the Sea, Kermit and Vicki Carter, are retiring. Our hearty congratulations to Kermit and Vicki for their years of providing such high quality plants. We wish them well in retirement.
There are multiple web pages on our site that reference obtaining salvias from Flowers by the Sea. For some of these salvias, FBTS was the only source for the plant. Over the winter of 2023-2024, we will be updating our website to reflect the closure of FBTS and if there are alternate sources for the salvias.
There are multiple web pages on our site that reference obtaining salvias from Flowers by the Sea. For some of these salvias, FBTS was the only source for the plant. Over the winter of 2023-2024, we will be updating our website to reflect the closure of FBTS and if there are alternate sources for the salvias.
Our thanks to everyone who attended the 2023 garden tours. A special thanks to:
Our thanks to everyone who attended the 2023 garden tours. A special thanks to:
Bob and Jan Ross, owners of Wild Birds Unlimited, for donation of items for the door prize drawings.
Janice Selfridge and Jim Stewart, for donation of their amazing photographs that were also door prizes.
Mickey O'Connor and her assistant, Katie, who performed hummingbird banding during the first garden tour.
Larry and Emily Scheunemann, for presenting their class on hummingbirds
Below is a video of a hummingbird being banded during the September 14, 2016 garden tour:
Below is a video of a hummingbird being banded during the September 14, 2016 garden tour:
Welcome to our web site of hummingbird gardening. We have been into this for 22 years and have learned from books, experts around the country and our own trial and error. Above are links to our Gallery of Hummingbird Flowers (with a hummingbird at each flower) and our newsletter, The Nectar News (previously, the Dane County Nectar News). The nectar news is no longer mailed as hard copies. Periodic updates are sent by email and available on our blog. If you wish to join our email distribution list (we never share your email address with anyone else), please send an email to Kathi at her address listed at the bottom of this page.Â
Welcome to our web site of hummingbird gardening. We have been into this for 22 years and have learned from books, experts around the country and our own trial and error. Above are links to our Gallery of Hummingbird Flowers (with a hummingbird at each flower) and our newsletter, The Nectar News (previously, the Dane County Nectar News). The nectar news is no longer mailed as hard copies. Periodic updates are sent by email and available on our blog. If you wish to join our email distribution list (we never share your email address with anyone else), please send an email to Kathi at her address listed at the bottom of this page.Â
Michael and Kathi Rock
Michael and Kathi Rock
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
web page updated September 19, 2023
web page updated September 19, 2023