Birds & Blooms is the #1 bird and garden magazine in North America with more than 1 million subscribers. We pride ourselves in celebrating the “beauty in your own backyard” with a mix of expert advice and personal stories from our family of readers. Our magazine covers a wide range of topics such as attracting hummingbirds, building birdhouses, gardening for butterflies, feeding birds for less, growing veggies, tales of readers’ birding experiences, plus a whole lot more.
Hummingbird Season!
Firecracker Flowers • Transform your backyard into a hummingbird paradise.
Small and Feisty Fliers • Meet Calliope hummingbirds and attract them with native plants.
THE FEED
Hummingbird Magnets • Attract these busy fliers with nectar-packed salvias.
Easy Breezy Gardening • Seven tips for a beautiful low-maintenance yard with minimal fuss and effort.
hummingbird tales • With so much to love about hummingbirds, spotting them out in nature is always a thrill. Take in these extraordinary moments that talented Birds & Blooms readers captured on camera.
mini marvels • HUMMINGBIRDS HAVE TRAITS THAT MAKE THEM ENTERTAINING, BUT THOSE SAME QUALITIES HELP THEM THRIVE.
perennial nectar favorites • Attract more hummingbirds year after year with flowers that require less time, maintenance and money.
Ask the Experts • Solving hummingbird mysteries, plant problems and much more.
Defending Their Turf • Why hummingbirds guard their territories so fiercely.
How do you save water in the garden? • Readers share their inventive ways of keeping plants happy without turning the spigot.
Caption This! • What’s happening in this funny sugar-water scene?
Irresistible Blooms • Hummingbirds adore these flowers - can you name them all?
FOR THE READER
Birds & Blooms
Barn Swallow Stats • Discover what makes this fork-tailed flier so special.