A hummingbird feeding on nectar from tubular fuchsia flowers - altzaga/Shutterstock Hummingbirds are such a pleasure to watch in your garden as they flit from flower to flower, looking for the ...

This hardy perennial rewards a bold gardener — be brave with the hard spring prune, and it'll pay you back with blooms all summer and fall.

You've been smart with your fuchsia plant. You didn't let this flowering perennial beauty die, because you brought it indoors for the freezin' season. Part of prepping this pollinator-magnet for ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Perennials: Hummingbird fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) never stops blooming. As long as you live in a frost-free zone, you can grow it and although it may ...

I saw the most gorgeous fuchsias when I lived in the San Francisco Bay area, but years ago, I was told that we couldn’t grow them here because it’s too hot. I just couldn’t resist buying one two days ...

Carlyss Van Ness remembers the first one. She spotted it at a nursery near Freestone – a flowering plant so pretty it simply had to come home with her. That was 1970. She has babied that plant for ...

With the frost slowly retreating and the first hints of green peeking through garden soil, it's time to grab your pruning shears and start one of the most rewarding tasks of the early spring gardening ...