1. Grow plants that attract hummingbirds. Hummingbirds feed on tree sap, insects, pollen, and—their favorite dish—the nectar of flowers.

Linda Vater, garden expert on behalf of Southern Living® Plant Collection has a few ideas, and they come in the form of hardy, drought-tolerant plants that are meant to thrive even with a little ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds typically return to Massachusetts in mid-May and will stay until mid-September.

She said hummingbirds also like bright-colored flowers and are attracted to red and orange. “But I’ve also seen hummingbirds at lavender and blueberry bushes, so it’s not hard and fast that they’ll ...