When winter arrives, food sources are scarce for overwintering birds. While feeders help, to really make sure they visit, ...

If you want birds to visit your backyard often in winter, you need to attract them. Forget the bird feeder. Plant shrubs that ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This type of bird-of-paradise has wide, paddle-shaped leaves and produces bright yellow blooms with blue ...

Lots of people want birds to visit their garden, and there's a simple method you can use to encourage them. According to ...

Question. I have an older orange bird of paradise plant in a container that gets some sun and shade that has not bloomed in recent years. What can I do to help it bloom? Answer. Maybe your plant would ...

Another reason for chili plants to hold back on the heat: Capsaicin is a gut irritant that can speed up digestion. If a bird ...

Have you ever seen a bird drink from a cup? I have, but the cup was made out of leaves, and it was attached to one of my favorite native plants: the cup plant. This plant really has it all — it is an ...

We feed birds all summer long, and the grass and flowers near the feeder tend to look bad. The grass dies due to the broken seeds that fall and an ugly green leafy weed grows instead. Is there any ...

Q. Does my maple tree have a serious problem, like some disease (see photo)? Can I do something to keep this from happening next year? This is its third year, and it has grown well otherwise. A. I don ...