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

Nurseries are beginning to list plants under their new name, but, fortunately, even the most serious-minded nurserymen still speak of asters. Small-flowered asters will flourish in humus-rich soils ...

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 ...

The most pleasant perennial gardens are a combination of types. Most perennials bloom profusely during a specific season, such as spring, mid-summer or fall. Peonies bloom in late May through ...

imagine what they can do for your perennial beds. Asters fill a special niche in the garden by extending the growing season through the fall. Their cheerful, abundant flowers will persist until ...

What it is: ‘Grape Crush’ is a recently introduced variety of our native New England aster that’s a very ... To group ‘Grape Crush’ with other perennials blooming at the same time ...

Sunflowers are gorgeous native plants that can grow to amazing heights in a single year. But are sunflowers perennials that ...

Both planting and transplanting can be done here at least through the end of October for most plants. The exceptions are ...

If someone asked you to name the most dramatic color of autumn, odds are the last one on your list would be purple ... leafed celosias. Fall asters are long-lived perennials.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As I continue to enjoy my fall writing break, I hope you enjoy another article ...

If you love flowers, then you need to make sure you tackle this key gardening task in October, which will give you tonnes of ...

Asters are one of the last perennial flowers to bloom in the landscape, providing color and texture well into late fall. They’re beautiful in cutting gardens or as part of a mixed border.