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I live in the Rocky Mountains and every Spring my home is visited by lots of song birds including hummingbirds.  Every year I put up a hummingbird feeder and every year a bear takes it down.  Yes, I have bears and I decided I needed to do something different to feed the little hummingbirds yet keep the bears away. 

So, this year, I’ve created a small garden just for hummingbirds and butterflies.  Deer, rabbits, and bear don’t like the plants that I’ve chosen and that’s what I wanted.

I began by looking at catalogs from my favorite nursery, High Country Gardens in Santa Fe.  They grow their plants at an elevation similar to mine, so I prefer to buy their stock.  They have a lot of choices for hummingbirds and butterflies including agastache and salvia plants. 

As I measured the footage in my new garden, I then drew out a plan to a have a nice, xeriscape garden that will be mainly carefree once the plants have been established.  There will be almost 35 plants in this garden.

The picture is just one of many that I’ll be adding as time goes on and my garden grows.  It’s not pretty right now.  This picture is before I added the drip system and mulch.  A picture will follow showing that.