One of the most striking is New England aster, with its robust stature and masses of deep purple flowers. It often grows with ...

But if you haven’t included New England asters in your planting plan, you’re missing out! Asters are one of the last perennial flowers to bloom in the landscape, providing color and texture ...

New England and New York asters bear similar flowers in the same range of colors — purple, blue, pink and white — but New York asters tend to be shorter and denser, growing two-to-three-feet ...

The family of fall-friendly flowers includes hardy annuals as well as biennials and perennials. Keep in mind that 25 degrees ...

‘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 flowers.

I looked at the disk through a magnifying glass and was amazed at the complexity of these flowers. The easiest aster to identify is the standout New England aster, with its bold purple petals ...

ONCE THE FLOWERS FLOWERHEADS DIE BACK. NOW, I’VE HEARD BASICALLY THAT IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS WE HAVE THE NEW ENGLAND AND THE NEW YORK ASTERS. BUT YOU SAY THERE ARE DIFFERENT MORE, AND IF YOU ...

While you may want birds visiting your garden, there's an invasive weed species that could cause them to overstay their ...

New England asters (Symphotrichum novae-angliae) are native to the U.S. with small daisy-like flowers in various shades of purple, pink and blue. They have an upright form, reaching about 3 to 6 ...