Perennial flowering plants are effortless and reliable. They return every year and come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. But when picking perennials, some people wonder if the daisy-like flowering ...

Selecting native plants helps attract beneficial pollinators and other wildlife, conserve water, and prevent erosion. The New York aster is a low-maintenance North American native that adds a splash ...

The Aster (Symphyotrichum spp.) is a gorgeous flower, bringing shades of pink, purple, white, and even blue to an otherwise dreary season. They are a hardy alternative to mums you should consider ...

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 ...

When I first started gardening more than 40 years ago, it made no sense to me why anyone would plant a flower that lived for just one summer when there were so-called “perennials” that came back year ...

Perennial flowers are known for their ability to bloom year after year with beautiful colours and foliage. If your garden ...

A series of flowers growing along the edge of a garden - Mtreasure/Getty Images Beautiful and native to North America, most plants in the aster family are considered wildflowers and offer the perfect ...

* What it is: This is a new series of compact asters, which are native, early-fall-blooming perennials with daisy-like flowers around a central yellow eye. They're drought-tough and good choices for ...

As autumn approaches, the days grow shorter, evenings grow cooler, acorns fall from the oaks and the maples, in anticipation of the coming change of season, start to reveal hints of the glorious ...