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Could Afternoon Sun Affect Your Hummingbird Feeder? Where to Move It and What Else to Check

A hummingbird feeder that hangs untouched all week can leave any gardener scratching their head. In hot parts of Florida and Texas, a feeder baking...

By Ethan Brooks · Oct 5, 2026

Field Notes

7 Florida Native Shrubs That Make a Better Privacy Hedge Than Ligustrum and Actually Belong Here

Your Potted Snapdragons Look Thirsty but Persistently Wet, Poorly Drained Mix May Be the Real Problem

Coast Live Oak: A Site-Dependent Native Shade Tree Worth Planting This Fall

7 Florida Yard Habits That Quietly Draw Rats Toward Your House as Nights Cool Down

From the Garden

North Carolina Counties Are Restricting These Popular Yard Plants, and Some Are Probably in Your Beds

7 Florida Plants You Should Prune in October – and 5 You’ll Regret Cutting Now

What Fall Circling Over a Central Texas Roof May Mean

7 Florida native plants that bring mosquito-eating tree frogs to your patio

Fresh Fall Bulbs Found Disturbed in the Morning? Ways to Reduce Digging and Protect the Bed

In Bloom

That Glossy Groundcover Spilling Over Your Beds Can Be Invasive in Parts of the South, and Here’s Why

Pale, Stunted Fall Lettuce? Low Fertility Is One Possibility Worth Testing For

The California Plants That Turn the Bare Strip Along Your Fence Into a Green Firebreak Before Next Summer

Gardener's Selection

If You Want Tulips in Texas or Florida, Your Bulbs Need a Fridge Chill Starting Now

American Kestrels in California Yards: What a Hunting Perch Can and Cannot Do

Your Hummingbird Feeder Needs a Real Cleaning in Fall, and Here’s How to Scrub Out Hidden Mold

Is That Bat Over Your California Yard a Pallid Bat Hunting Scorpions and Crickets? What You Can and Can’t Tell

Could Afternoon Sun Affect Your Hummingbird Feeder? Where to Move It and What Else to Check

The Potting Shed

Raised Beds That Dry Out Fast: How to Help Your Soil Hold More Water

Could a Barn-Owl Nest Box Help With Rodents in a North Carolina Yard?

Eastern Lubber Nymphs in Florida: Fall Egg-Laying Can Happen in Parts of the State, but Pods Are Hard to Find

What It Means When Ladybugs Cluster in Your California Yard This Fall, and Why You Should Leave Them Be

This Austin Nursery Under Giant Oaks Feels Like Wandering Through a Secret Garden

Weeds Keep Sprouting Between Your Patio Pavers No Matter How Often You Scrape Them? Here’s How to Manage Them

Worn-Out Black-Eyed Susans in Fall: Leave Seedheads or Divide the Clump?

Those Brown Bags Hanging on Your North Carolina Shrubs This Fall Aren’t Seed Pods, Here’s What They Really Are

How to Assess Freeze Risk for Your California Citrus Before a Forecast Frost

Gregg’s Mistflower: The Blue-Purple Texas Perennial That Can Light Up a Fall Bed

Sow These Wildflower Seeds This Fall and They’ll Fill Your Beds Every Spring Without Replanting

A Native North Carolina Groundcover to Consider Instead of Vinca Under Shade Trees

Your Hummingbird Feeder Keeps Dripping Sticky Nectar Everywhere, and Shade May Help Stop a Sun-Related Leak

Put Up a Purple Martin House in Your Central Texas Yard This Fall to Welcome Spring Nesters

Asian Lady Beetles Keep Swarming Your Windows This Fall? How to Cut Down on How Many Get Inside

The Garden Almanac

Field Notes

Winterberry Holly Adds Native Bird Food and Winter Color to North Carolina Yards

Replacing Nandina in Texas? Why Possumhaw Holly Is Worth a Look for Bird-Friendly Fall Color

Garlic Planting Time in the South: Georgia, Texas, and Florida Fall Windows

Is Your Hummingbird Feeder Placement One Reason It Sits Full? How to Test a Better Spot

A Brush Pile Can Offer North Carolina Songbirds Supplemental Cover in Winter

Why a Kissing Bug Might Appear Near a Texas Porch Light in Fall