Fall asters bring bursts of color, but they can take over fast. Keep your garden tidy and still enjoy their daisy-like blooms ...

Asters are members of the daisy family (Asteraceae), along with dahlias, marigolds and sunflowers. The two most common types of asters in our area are the New England aster and the New York aster.

With bright petals on daisy-like flowers, asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) are a popular addition to any garden. Known as a keystone species, asters serve as an important food source for pollinators in ...

As I wander the grounds of the arboretum throughout the month of May, my eye is caught by the blue flowers of the late spring-blooming plant commonly known as Stokes aster. Closely related to its ...

If you're struggling to fill bare spots in your shady landscape, these beautiful annual flowers will provide color and texture in full to partial shade.

Autumn's on the way, and there's no time like today to get acquainted with your designated September birth flowers — aster and morning glory. Whether a striking star or velvety trumpet, these radiant ...

Aster season is coming to an end here in Zone 5, but don’t cut down those drying stalks just yet, says John Magee. A garden designer based in Middleburg, Va., John is a leader of the native plant ...

The mornings are getting colder and there has been frost on the docks and boats at sunrise. The willows and aspen are turning gold, and purple asters seem to be still blooming in abundance here in ...

About now, meadows are painted in the colors of wealth and royalty: gold and purple. Goldenrods create a lemony blanket, stippled with brilliant magenta explosions courtesy of the flowers of the New ...

Discover how Birmingham floral designer garden-and-floral designer Zachary Westall creates stunning fall arrangements using ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the garden as in life, some days are good, some not so good. In southern England, the Saturday before last ...