There are many varieties of asters, so you may be confused if yours are perennials, or simply here for a season. Discover the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aster Flower Benefits for Gardeners 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 ...

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 ...

This month I want to highlight a late-blooming perennial, the aster. We have had asters in our garden for a while, but last year and this year they have put on a tremendous display. When something ...

For crossword puzzle fans, a clue that appears often in crossword puzzles: a five-letter word for ‘fall flower’? A-s-t-e-r The aster is the classic fall flower because, like mums, asters set blossoms ...

When you tidy your garden in preparation for winter, there's one item you should avoid doing if you want to attract beautiful birds to your garden during the colder months: Pruning back certain ...

SAN ANTONIO — Two of my favorite plants, fall aster and mint marigold, bloom for a short period in late fall. The aster plant grows to a mound about 2 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter if you restrict ...

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — In seasons like All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day where flowers are in great demand, aster is one plant that flower arrangers cannot do without. Aster is a flowering plant used as ...

Aster yellows disease: You may have heard of this bizarre condition, or, like me, perhaps you’ve seen it in your own garden but didn't realize it was a disease. The first time I saw Aster yellows on ...

Gottfried Benn is certainly the chief of the German expressionist poets. He was a controversial figure, a medical doctor who made his name as a man of letters, and as a provocateur. His work is very ...