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.

“Was that a roadrunner?”

This Manth

Backyard Royalty • Bird-friendly Purple Majesty millet is easy to grow at home.

Serve a Fruity Feast • Go beyond oranges and add more sweet treats to your backyard menu.

THE FEED

Easy-Care Perennials • Grow these hardy, trouble-free beauties with minimal effort.

Money-Saving Garden Hacks • The cost of cultivating your landscape adds up—here’s how to spend less.

CUT YOUR UTILITY BILL • Here are more easy ways to save money.

Move-In Ready • Put out the welcome mat for feathered friends with fun, functional birdhouses.

Spring Fever • Catch the spirit of the season with photos of colorful birds like goldfinches, bluebirds and more.

Birdhouse Guidelines • Discover which dwellings are best for your backyard birds.

DESERT BIRDS • YOU’LL BE AMAZED BY THE SURPRISING WAYS THEY SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN DRY COUNTRY.

FOUR DESERTS DEFINED • North America’s major deserts are all very dry regions, but they’re defined partly by when it rains.

GROW A Butterfly Buffet • PICK THE RIGHT NECTAR-FILLED PLANTS AND YOUR GARDEN WILL OVERFLOW WITH WINGED GUESTS.

KIDS LOVE BUTTERFLIES!

NECTAR FAVORITES • These nine easy-to-grow options will have your garden abuzz with butterflies.

Succulent Obsessed • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRENDY, LOW-MAINTENANCE PLANTS YOU SET AND FORGET.

WHAT TO GROW • Choose low-maintenance stunners from thousands of succulent options.

Raise More Plants • Clone unpatented plants by rooting their leaves.

Ask the Experts • Owl ID, weed control advice and more from the pros.

Take in Crater Lake • Three must-do’s in Oregon’s only national park.

EXPLORE THE LAKE • Learn the history behind this geologic wonder.

How do you save money on garden plants? • From off-season sales to trading with other hobbyists, here’s how readers find bargains.

Caption This! • This strong-willed house wren was determined to make it work.

Fluttering Fritillaries • Look for glints of silver on large orange wings to spot these popular butterflies.

Great Spangled Fritillary

Warbler Challenge • See if you can identify these colorful spring migrants.

FOR THE READER

Bluebird Basics • Get to know this trio of close-knit, grub-loving fliers.

“Learn to enjoy your own company. You are the one person you can count on living with for the rest of your life.”