Birds and Blooms Extra

Even more of what you love from North America's #1 bird and garden magazine, celebrating the beauty in your own backyard.  Published on the months in between the Birds and Blooms magazine, Extra features vivid photographs, useful tips and expert advice to inform, inspire, and connect enthusiasts who share a passion for backyard birds and gardening.

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Perfectly Pink • Attract pollinators with this sweet and compact perennial

Five-Star Feeders • See which hummingbird feeders our experts use in their own yards

Summerlong Stunners • These beauties keep blooming right into fall

Fresh-Cut Fun • Create a stunning floral display in a few key steps

Bright as the Sun • Colorful birds add a vibrant touch to warm summer days

What Your Rose Is Saying • Five signs your shrub needs your help

ON (and off ) THE SEASHORE • From beaches to farm fields, plovers take up residence in open spaces from coast to coast

HATCHLING Havens • Readers capture glimpses of what it’s like to grow up bird-style

GROW A Succulent Paradise • Go ahead, think beyond houseplants when it comes to these gorgeous, drought-tolerant plants. Follow just a few simple care tips and you’ll have a thriving landscape in no time.

Ask the Experts • Get answers to puzzling wildlife sightings and plant problems

The Boys of Summer • Can you identify all of these male hummingbirds?

Flying Forward • Grow essential plants to help monarchs

What’s your best veggie hack? • Readers share their tried-and-true garden tips for growing fresh produce

Caption This! • An Anna’s hummingbird takes a quick break in a birdbath

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Birds and Blooms Extra

Dig into History • Learn about when victory gardens sprouted up across the nation