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These Pretty Fall Perennials Are Pollinator Magnets—Here's How to Grow Them
If planting aster seeds, plant after the first frost. These seeds need cold winter temperatures to germinate in the spring. Are New England Asters Good for Pollinators? New England asters are cons ...
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Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Appreciating the aster: The cheerful, abundant flowers will persist until hard frosts set in
New England asters can grow to six feet with thicker ... it lays its eggs on the plant and its caterpillars feed there. These asters remind us of the mutually beneficial relationship between ...
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Grow it Green: Asters
THE NEW ENGLAND ASTERS KIND OF LIKE THAT MORE THE WET ENVIRONMENT ... SOME OTHER THINGS WE’VE TALKED ABOUT WITH OTHER PLANTS. SO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THAT HEIGHT THERE TOO. YES, YES.
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This fall purple-bloomer is one of the showiest native asters yet: George’s Plant Pick of the Week
What it is: ‘Grape Crush’ is a recently introduced variety of our native New England ... plants in early spring and again eight weeks later to encourage the best blooming. However, asters ...
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The Invasive Weed Birds Love But Will Wreak Havoc On Your Garden
While you may want birds visiting your garden, there's an invasive weed species that could cause them to overstay their ...
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Outdoors column: Celestial flowers brighten autumn, feed hungry insects
They grow right next to the New England asters, which have 45 or more ray flowers per plant, and stand much taller than the calico asters. Using a magnifying glass to count the number of ray ...
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New England’s last coal plant passed an emissions test. But part of it still needs repairs.
New England’s last running coal-fired power plant, Merrimack Station in Bow, passed an emissions test over the summer that it struggled to complete for more than a year. But only one of its two ...