ATP Podcast #12: Gardening for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies

By dave
April 3, 2013

Join us for an exciting episode where we talk all about birds, hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. We discuss how to attract and take care of these wonderful creatures, including what plants to grow. We also include a collection of tips and ideas for your flying friends.

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Apr 2, 2013 11:15 PM CST
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Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
Laughter is the Best Medicine!
Region: United States of America Rabbit Keeper Hummingbirder Salvias Charter ATP Member Birds
Echinacea Butterflies Tender Perennials Bee Lover Container Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Dave and Trish,

I loved listening to it! Thanks for doing it! I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you. Thumbs up Thumbs up Hurray! Hurray!
Welcome to the Agastache and Salvias Forum!

Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!


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Apr 3, 2013 7:01 AM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
Region: Texas Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Tomato Heads Vermiculture Garden Research Contributor
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Region: Ukraine Garden Sages
Thumbs up Big Grin
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Apr 3, 2013 11:39 AM CST
Name: Vicki
North Carolina
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Forum moderator Region: United States of America
Purslane Garden Art Region: North Carolina Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
me too - loved listening to it - I so look forward to these every week and I learn so much too Hurray!

Dave, your teepee photo is cool and I hope you photograph it when everything is growing up around it. Can't wait to see your 40# cantaloupe too.

We got our compost tumbler for FREE Green Grin! Hank did a job for someone and instead of taking money, he said his wife sure would like that compost tumbler (the guy didn't use it anymore) Score!

Anxious to watch your greenhouse grow Thumbs up

Love all the bird, bee, and butterfly info. We feed the bees too after reading Mindy's articles.

Thank you Dave and Trish!
NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION ~ Garden Art ~ Purslane & Portulaca ~
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Apr 4, 2013 12:58 PM CST
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cut Flowers Winter Sowing Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Echinacea
Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: Ohio Region: United States of America Butterflies Hummingbirder Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Another enjoyable podcast.

I also wanted to add- don't forget the value of some annuals for the critters. My hummers love nicotiana, impatiens, petunias, annual salvia, even zinnias.
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And one of my very best hummer plants is lobelia cardinalis
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My best-ever butterfly attractor was verbena bonariensis.
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It also brought hummingbird moths
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Karen
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Apr 4, 2013 1:58 PM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
Region: Texas Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Tomato Heads Vermiculture Garden Research Contributor
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Region: Ukraine Garden Sages
Stunning photos, Karen!!

Nice job on that compost tumbler, Vic! Those things are crazy expensive so you really got lucky on that. Thumbs up
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