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

Is this yellow aster? Several of my coneflowers just had brown cones; they didn’t bloom. Can I cut down the plants now or do ...

But most of our asters remain common and conspicuous, at least locally. One of the most striking is New England aster, with ...

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 ...

Learning how to plant amaryllis bulbs will reward you with stunning indoor blooms this winter – and it's easy once you know ...

Do you want beautiful winter paperwhites, but don't know where to start? Here, we run down how you can grow them indoors for ...

Butterflies go where food sources go. In order to bring butterflies into your garden, you’ll need flowers with nectar (for ...

A lot of plants really love the chill, and they will thrive in the months ahead. Calendula with its sunny yellow bloom would love a spot in the sun. Asters of all kinds will tolerate some partial ...

Homeowners are being urged to flood-proof their gardens this autumn with experts sharing how they can do this in 8 steps.

Nov. 6, 2024 — When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only ...