Key Points Asters are popular late summer perennials, sometimes grown as container annuals for fall color.Deadheading asters regularly helps to prolong their bloom time and encourage bigger ...

As your summer blooms slowly fade, there's a stunning perennial with bright purple flowers that will add sparkle to your fall ...

If you're keen on attracting pollinators, like butterflies, to your garden, you'll want to plant the right flowers, like this ...

Never grown autumn asters in pots? They're easier than you think. Here’s what to know to enjoy vibrant blooms and extend your ...

Asters are gorgeous members of the daisy family that light up the autumn landscape with their white, purple, or blue blooms, and they provide an excellent source of food for wildlife. If you cut back ...

* What it is: The Pennsylvania-native heath-aster variety of ‘Snow Flurry’ is one of the season’s last perennials to bloom, ...

Among native perennials, candidates include turtleheads, wingstem, obedient plant, downy lobelia, blue mistflower and lady’s ...

Q: My asters have developed bleached-looking leaves lately. I’ve been checking the soil for moisture before watering, so I think I’m giving it enough water, and only when it needs it. Is this a ...

You may notice vibrant purple, pink, sky blue and white flowers blooming along the roadsides, even after a frost. These are ...

The mornings are getting colder and there has been frost on the docks and boats at sunrise. The willows and aspen are turning gold, and purple asters seem to be still blooming in abundance here in ...

CALL IT THE RESULT of a wildly successful marketing campaign or call it habit, most gardeners automatically reach for chrysanthemums when they crave a late-season blast of color. That's all well and ...

As I wander the grounds of the arboretum throughout the month of May, my eye is caught by the blue flowers of the late spring-blooming plant commonly known as Stokes aster. Closely related to its ...