Asters are valuable perennials for bringing color to a garden in late summer and fall. Their star-shaped flowers come in vivid shades of purple, pink, red, white, and more, all surrounding a central ...

Asters are one of the best plants to add to your yards. Why? Because not only are they at their best from late summer into fall, extending your annual tapestry of color, they are also super easy to ...

Move over, mums! There’s another beautiful autumn bloomer that belongs in your garden. Not only do asters look fabulous, but they also provide late season food for pollinators such as butterflies and ...

Asters are diverse, widespread flowers found in various colors and on most continents. They thrive in sunny locations and bloom from late summer through fall, attracting pollinators like bees and ...

Move over, chrysanthemums, there’s another beautiful autumn bloomer that belongs in your garden. Not only do asters look fabulous, but they also provide late season food for pollinators such as ...

The aster flower has an interesting history and it belongs to the astonishing Asteraceae family which has a long list of unexpected plants. It is nonpoisonous and has been used for food and medicine.

When you say fall flowers, most people immediately think of chrysanthemums. An equally beautiful choice for the fall garden, but one which is often overlooked is the aster. The name aster comes from ...

URBANA, Ill. – Fall gardens may need some added pops of color this time of year to maintain beauty and diversity until winter arrives. Asters are a late-blooming, pollinator friendly flower that looks ...

When most of us think about adding flowers to the garden, our minds naturally go to spring — the peonies, the tulips, the magnolias, and such. Maybe if we’re feeling unusually connected to the wee ...

* What it is: ‘Grape Crush’ is a recently introduced variety of our native New England aster that’s a very heavy bloomer and also compact enough that staking usually isn’t needed despite the many ...

The next six weeks encompass one of the two best yard-planting time frames of the year in Pennsylvania’s climate – and maybe the best by some measures. This time of year and the six weeks from April ...