Summer Garden- Part 2. Native plants, Wildlife Habitat

Summer garden with native plants and healthy ecosystem can be very resilient and continue to support wildlife even during hot summer weather in southwestNative Plants FeaturedAnnual sunflower (Helianthus annuus)Gregg's mistflower (Conoclinium greggii)Palo verde -"Desert Museum" (Parkinsonia )New Mexico privet (Forestiera neomexicana)Black dalea (Dalea frutescens) Skeletonleaf goldeneye (Viguiera stenoloba)Sand-Bells  (Nama hispidum)Silver ponyfoot (Dichondra argentea)Trailing Windmill vine (Allionia incarnata) Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)Wolfberry (Lycium andersonii)Autumn sage (Salvia greggii)Desert red bird-of-paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) Golden columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha) Cherry skullcap (Scutellaria suffrutescens)Yellow bells (Tecoma stans)Wildlife MentionedLesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)If you need more information on Hummingbird feeders, if safe to use and is it beneficial then please listen to episode 5. Also for humminbird nectar ( sugar water )recipe and correct ratio : visit link given below for Audubon.orghttps://www.audubon.org/news/how-make-hummingbird-nectar------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Send us a text for questions on this topicVisit website for podcast show notes, images  and other posts.https://www.gardenandnaturesouthwest.com/Subscribe to get blog & podcast episodes delivered to your inbox. If you have questions regarding the topic covered here, email me