Tips > Spencer's Tips Tip: All Building A New Lawn General Lawn Aerating Lawn Bugs & Weeds Lawn Construction Overview Lawn Dethatcing Lawn Fertilizing Lawn Liming Lawn Maintenance Overview Lawn Mowing Lawn Overseeding Lawn Soil Test Our Secret to Success Refurbishing Your Lawn Roses Spencer's Tips Tomato Varieties Fact Sheet #: #1 Columbines This week I will be talking about one of my favorite flowers. . Columbine or Aquilegia is a must if you like hummingbirds. The light, airy foliage can be used in floral bouquets. The plant is a rounded, clumped plant that produces flowers from the center of the plant. The blooms range in many colors: purple, pink, white, yellow, and blue. The hummingbirds love to feed from them because they are broad at the tip and tubular at the base where the nectar gathers. You need to leave a few seed pods so the plant can self-seed. Deadheading encourages repeat blooming. The blooms are usually 2-toned. The foliage is nice throughout the summer months. In the fall, cut the plants to the ground after a frost. Looks great in a woodland garden or rock garden. Plant in full sun to part shade in well-drained, moist soil. My Columbines have just opened up this weekend. This is a perennial plant. Product: All Building A New Lawn General Lawn Aerating Lawn Bugs & Weeds Lawn Construction Overview Lawn Dethatcing Lawn Fertilizing Lawn Liming Lawn Maintenance Overview Lawn Mowing Lawn Overseeding Lawn Soil Test Our Secret to Success Refurbishing Your Lawn Roses Spencer's Tips Tomato Varieties Pond In Summer Pond In Fall Rock Garden 5 Ohio Road, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, B0T 1W0 Tel: 1-877-870-3055 | 902-875-3055 | Fax: 902-875-3023 info@novascotiagardening.com