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 ...

Perennial flowering plants are effortless and reliable. They return every year and come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. But when picking perennials, some people wonder if the daisy-like flowering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of Aster flowers that are turning brown - Wirestock/Getty Images Asters are beautiful, hardy plants that brighten up any ...

The garden world is full of long and winding roads. Last June, on a trek up a mountain in the Bernese Alps, I stumbled on a flowering specimen of February daphne (Daphne mezereum), a delightful plant ...

60S TO NEAR 70 BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. LET’S HEAD TO GREEN. WELCOME TO TODAY’S GOING GREEN. WE’RE AT THE TIN MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION CENTER IN ALBANY, AND I’M JOINED BY SEAN O’BRIEN FROM UNH ...

For perennials that offer great fall color, asters are some of the best choices. Low maintenance, resilient and adapted to various environments, asters make an excellent addition to just about any ...

Nothing makes a garden feel a little empty like walking past your flowers and seeing no butterflies in sight. The blooms may be colorful, the beds tidy, but without those flitting wings, your garden ...

Come fall, a surge of vibrant color is welcome in most gardens. Asters, true to their name’s meaning of “star” in the Greek language, are proven performers. They provide a gorgeous display of pink, ...

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 ...

Asters are a welcome addition to any garden Beneficial hoverflies can control an aphid population New York aster likes wet habitats Fall asters, goldenrods and black-eyed Susans are the mainstays of ...

Asters, popular in Victorian times for communicating feelings, are making a big comeback with Britons. A major UK supermarket has reported demand for the blooms rocketing by nearly 350 per cent over ...