How do you get hummingbirds to come to your garden?

Answer 1

Try Red hummingbird feeders. Use sugar water with red dye. Keep the water fresh.

Some bushes and flowers attract them. Ask someone at your local nursery.

A lot depends on your location and time of year.

Answer 2

Hey there! Hummingbirds are so great, I've got lots of little baby ones in the yard right now, they are super cute. They are especially attracted to red, so they love coral/red trumpet vines, but I've also seen them in my light purple hibiscus. When you get a feeder, make sure you take good care of it, because you could actually harm them by not maintaining it. Depending on where you live and how hot it is in the summer, you can feed a 4:1 ratio (not 1/2 and 1/2) or even at 5:1 ration of water to sugar if then need more water. The red dye is definitely not necessary and should not be used. Just the standard plastic red thing will work. I've found I really like the "flat" style feeder because you can watch them better. Make sure you hang it near a place that has vegetation (in a tree?) so that they can watch and escape from predators. Enjoy!

Answer 3

Aside from feeders, one of the best ways is to plant shrubs and flowers that hummingbirds like. Here's a long list:

Perennials

Bee balm Monarda didyma
Butterfly weed Ascelpias tuberosa
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis
Columbine Aquilegia sp.
Coral bells Heuchera sanguinea
Cosmos Cosmos sp.
Dahlia Dahlia sp.
Delphinium Delphinium elatum
Flame acanthus Acanthus mollis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea (Biennial)
Fuchsia Fuschia hybrida
Geranium Pelargonium species
Hollyhock Althea rosea (biennial)
Lupine Lupinus hybrids
Monkeyflower Mimulus hybridus
Penstemon Penstemon sp.
Red hot poker Kniphofia uvaria
Sage Salvia officinalis
Scarlet sage Salvia splendens
Speedwell Veronica hybrids
Verbena Verbena sp.
Annuals

Mountain garland Clarkia elegans
Four-o'-clock Mirabilis jalapa
Touch-me-not Impatiens sp.
Flowering tobacco Nicotiana alata
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
Petunia Petunia hybrida
Spider flower Cleome hasslerana
Zinnia Zinnia sp.
Bulbs, corms and tubers

Tuberous Begonia Begonia sp.
Canna Canna sp.
Gladiolus Gladiolus sp.
Iris Iris sp
Montbretia Crocosmia sp.
Vines

Bougainvillea Bougainvillea sp.
Cardinal climber Ipomoea quamoclit
Flame vine Pyrostegia venusta
Honeysuckle Lonicera sp.
Lantana Lantana sp.
Rosary vine Ceropegia woodii
Trumpet creeper Campis grandiflora
Trumpet vines Bignonia tagliabuana
Shrubs and trees

Abelia Abelia grandiflora
Azalea Rhododendron sp.
Bottlebrush Callistemon lanceolatus
Butterfly bush Buddleia davidii
Catoneaster Catoneaster sp.
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sp.
Flowering currant Ribes odoratum
Flowering quince Chaenomeles sp.
Fuschia tree Fuschia arborescens
Hibiscus Hibiscus sp.
Lilac Syringa sp.
Mimosa (silk tree) Albizia julibrissin
Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo
Wild lilac Ceanothus griseus
Weigela Weigela rosea

Answer 4

We have a feeder for them that we got from Walmart. We fill it with a syrup that you make by boiling 4 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar for two minutes. There is a hummingbird there right now.

Answer 5

At home improvement and gardening stores you can often find seed packets/canisters marked hummingbird mix. These contain seed for flowers and plants that have colors and nectar that hummingbirds favor.

Answer 6

Well, assuming you are in an area with humming birds...
Hummingbird feeders with "sugar water" they have packs to make the mixture...

Consult this website for a list of flowers...
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/hummingbird.html

Answer 7

THIS IS WHAT WORKED FOR ME...I WAS SO FRUSTRATED THAT I HAD 2 HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS OUTSIDE AND THEY NEVER CAME TO DRINK...WOULD YOU BELIEVE 6 MONTHS LATER THEY SHOWED UP AND I HAVE HAD THEM EVER SINCE....THE KEY IS PATIENCE...JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO HALF WATER/HALF SUGAR AND CHANGE IT AS NEEDED. IT MAY TAKE AWHILE BUT IF YOU LEAVE THOSE FEEDERS UP, THEY WILL SHOW. GOOD LUCK

Answer 8

get a hummingbird feeder