Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...

Asters are one of the last perennial flowers to bloom in the landscape ... Keep watered for the first season if rainfall is ...

Blue wood aster seeds are available from Walmart. Hardy and resilient, black-eyed Susan plants are impactful perennials wherever they are grown. These native plants will thrive in different ...

Much has been written about the value of including asters in your garden as a late-season source of food for pollinators. For this reason, I have included several in mine. However, there is one that ...

The summer chorus of herbaceous perennials lights up our flower beds with swathes of color, texture, and life, as pollinators ...

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

The autumn season is a time of shorter days and cooler temperatures. The landscape has been transformed into a palette of ...

Extended weeks of frost-free weather have given us more time to enjoy the autumn beauty of our perennial gardens. The most pleasant perennial gardens are a combination of types. Most perennials ...

Fall is also a good time for fertilizing trees, shrubs and perennials, said Ashley Beaune, adding that it helps with weed ...

Keep watered for the first season if rainfall is sparse. If planting aster seeds, plant after the first frost. These seeds need cold winter temperatures to germinate in the spring. New England ast ...