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New The Buffalo Trail, Barron Court, Green Lake pass road project has been delayed. Construction will be in spring of 2026 to accommodate a gas main replacement by Madison Gas & Electric in early 2026. Therefore, we are announcing the dates for the open garden events:
New The Buffalo Trail, Barron Court, Green Lake pass road project has been delayed. Construction will be in spring of 2026 to accommodate a gas main replacement by Madison Gas & Electric in early 2026. Therefore, we are announcing the dates for the open garden events:
Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 1:00 to 5:30 pm and
Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 1:00 to 5:30 pm and
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from 1:00 to 5:30 pm
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from 1:00 to 5:30 pm
Our thanks to everyone who attended our programs at the 2025 PBS Wisconsin Garden & Green Living Expo. Links to the slides and handouts are as follows:
Our thanks to everyone who attended the 2024 garden tours. A special thanks to:
Bob Ross from the Middleton, WI Wild Birds Unlimited for donating items for the door prize drawing.
Janice Selfridge and Jim Stewart for donating hummingbird note cards
Larry and Emily Scheunemann for teaching their class on hummingbirds
Mickey O'Connor and Katie for attempting to band hummingbirds and teaching the public about this important scientific endeavor.
We gave an abbreviated version of our "Gardening for Hummingbirds" presentation as part of a zoom webinar for the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance. You can watch the presentation on youtube:
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.
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 25 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.
Welcome to our web site of hummingbird gardening. We have been into this for 25 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.
Michael and Kathi Rock
Michael and Kathi Rock
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
web page updated June 7, 2025
web page updated June 7, 2025
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