Pollinators love them—and their purple and blue blooms shine in fall arrangements.

Asters are popular late summer perennials, sometimes grown as container annuals for fall color. Deadheading asters regularly helps to prolong their bloom time and encourage bigger blooms. When ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close-up of asters in bloom in a garden - Wut_Moppie/Shutterstock Looking for a flower that will brighten up your garden with ...

Asters, a group of vibrant perennial flowers native to North America, bloom in response to the shortening fall days, showcasing their colorful daisy-like purple or blue blooms from August through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 1—The end of summer and fall in Santa Fe is truly unparalleled, with a landscape that is uniquely diverse. Late-blooming ...

When most of us think about adding flowers to the garden, our minds naturally go to spring — the peonies, the tulips, the magnolias, and such. Maybe if we’re feeling unusually connected to the wee ...

Anyone driving the Northland roads during late September cannot avoid being distracted by the arboreal shows that we see each day. The trees are always delightful but now, as the foliage takes on the ...

CALL IT THE RESULT of a wildly successful marketing campaign or call it habit, most gardeners automatically reach for chrysanthemums when they crave a late-season blast of color. That's all well and ...

While some gardeners enjoy the look of perfectly sculpted mounds of colorful mums in fall, I prefer the more natural, wild look of the season's explosive asters. The first asters of the season begin ...

The best timing for deadheading asters is based on two factors. First, they should be deadheaded as soon as blooms begin to fade. Second, it's very important to start deadheading them before any of ...