Butterfly/Hummingbird Garden

We keep a feeder out year round for our local hummingbirds. They're fun to watch and quite bold. But I was hoping to add a little something to keep them and some other nectar-drinkers-slash-pollinators happy. So, why not plant a butterfly/hummingbird garden?

We have this huge round thing I am assuming was once a trough in the front yard. Why is it there? I have no idea.

 The green thing in the middle was once a decorative windmill. The windmill part broke a while ago. Now I pretend it's an abandoned oil derrick.

Anyhow, I've been putting some compostables in there and covering it with hay, so! Move the hay out of the way.

Rough up the soil a little.

Add some seeds.

Water gently.

Make a mental note to buy a new hose.

And then cover everything lightly with hay for protection.

Hopefully in another week or so we'll have something more interesting than dirt and old hay in there. This past week has swung back and forth between cool and rainy and sunny and warm, so hopefully the plants are happy.

Finally, here is a picture of a bee sitting on an old paint can. The unusually warm weather means all the little critters are out and about early this year. You can see how much pollen she's gathered already!

Beetastic!