All over North America, there are native asters growing in forests, along highways, in meadows, and in marshes. If you come across a tall or mid-sized hardy perennial plant with dainty little ...

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These late-blooming perennials are a keystone plant, providing beauty and food. Learn where to best plant them and how to ...

I decided to get deeply involved with the study of asters and goldenrods species. I learned new words like capitulum, ...

As you may know, the Native Plant Society of Texas passionately advocates for the use of landscape trees, shrubs and other ...

Fall flowers are a valuable source of nectar and pollen for butterflies and other beneficial insects at a time when food ...

Put the dried flowers and stems in a sealed glass jar in a shady spot. Asters can repel many types of insects such as aphids, some beetles, cabbage loopers, mites, and squash bugs. Asters can also ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

Before the trees put on their colorful autumnal cloaks, the newly rewilded fields at my home turn to gold and purple.

Shrubs and trees are best planted in autumn and winter, giving them time to put down roots so they’re ready to cope with ...

Many gardeners have issues with deer and rabbits browsing their gardens. Deer have a particular fondness for tulips in the ...

These star-shaped flowers are great pollinators ... it’s important to know the differences between the different varieties of asters. Below, Marasco shares a few details about some of the ...