MARCH 24 Since it is March and we are seeing more and more life in our gardens, it is a great time to talk about attracting those most magical of birds, the hummingbird. I am sure that we have all seen and heard about butterfly gardens. Hummers deserve their own plants too! Our presentation this month, HUMMINGBIRD HABITAT, will help us understand the species that we should be able to see, their life cycles and general needs, and the ways to attract them to our gardens. Both feeders and plantings that provide food and perching, nesting sites will be discussed. Ruth McCormick comes from a gardening family and was introduced very early to the joys and duties of keeping a garden.  She has worked for more than 12 years at Tripple Brook Farm, a mail-order purveyor of unique and under- appreciated plants.  She has worked in all stages of plant production, learning each plant’s characteristics in and out of the ground.  She is currently working on a project to test a large number of miniature groundcovers in Zone 5.