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    Home » Gardening

    Zinnias, Hummingbirds and Petunias

    LAST UPDATED: January 31, 2019 PUBLISHED: July 17, 2017 By Pam Greer 4 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Zinnias so easy to grow from seeds

    Zinnias, Hummingbirds, and Petunias

    For the past few years, I have been a lazy gardener, relying on perennials to do all the work.  While this might work for some gardens, it didn't for mine.  My perennials were soon overtaken by weeds because they simply weren't thick enough to fill in all the empty spaces - and being lazy, I didn't mulch.  I'm not sure what was different this spring, maybe all the wonderful rain that we got, but I managed to get my act together and plant some annuals.  What a difference it has made.  One of the easiest annuals is zinnias.  As soon as we were past our last frost, I simply tossed some seeds into the flower bed by the mailbox.  Barely even worked them into the soil.  I have been rewarded with a riot of color.

    Pink Zinnias

    I think I bought 3 packets of seeds, a mixed color, a pink and a white.  Less than $10 and they make smile every day.  I love being able to bring in cut flowers for my dining room table and to leave in little vases all around the house.

    Zinnias in a vase

    Also making me smile this year are the hummingbirds.  We have a couple that are visiting our feeder.  What is odd, is that they seem to be sharing it nicely.  Usually there is much fussing and fighting, but this year, they seem to have called a truce.  Excuse the bad photos, I'm shooting through my screened in porch, but I think you can see his pretty ruby throat.

    Ruby Throated hummingbird

    Ruby throated hummingbird

    And last, my petunias on my porch continue to bring my joy.  Such a cheerful tumble of purple blossoms.

    Petunias

     

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    1. Pam Richardson says

      August 03, 2017 at 11:17 am

      Pam, zinnias are one of my favorite flowers for cutting! Getting a shot of a hummingbird can be difficult! Thanks so much for sharing at Gardens Galore!

      Reply
    2. Tina Culbertson says

      July 19, 2017 at 12:07 pm

      It really is such a joy to watch the birds. Your flowers are great, it's so hot here we can't get too many flowers growing without them wilting in heat. When we move away I hope it's to an area like yours.

      Reply
    3. Ann says

      July 18, 2017 at 4:03 am

      I wish I could draw or paint as zinnias would make such a pretty composition.

      Reply
    4. Sandee says

      July 17, 2017 at 4:29 pm

      I'm loving our hummingbirds this year too. We have six large feeders on our patio and it's tough for us to keep up with all the hummingbirds. They are eating like crazy. I love to watch them feed and fight for their spot on the feeder.

      Have a fabulous day. ☺

      Reply

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