"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." New England asters (Symphotrichum novae-angliae) are native to the U.S. with small daisy-like flowers in ...

A favorite dwarf perennial aster, Woods Blue is an excellent selection for a position near the front of a border. During the late summer into fall, it is packed with blue flowers highlighted by a ...

Climbing asters, or Ampelaster carolinianus, are a wonderful addition to any vertical surfaces, including walls, fences or garden structures. Growing upwards is a clever trick to make the most of your ...

Fall is aster time. Known by the common name, Michaelmas daisy, this plant with starlike flowers has a daisylike bloom shape, as the name implies. Many asters from North America have recently been ...

Garden centers typically display plants by their types – trees, shrubs, perennials, vegetables, and so on. Gardeners, on the other hand, aren’t always looking for particular plants or plant types.

Late summer and fall can be a dreary time in the landscape, with little else but coreopsis and Black-eyed Susan blooming. Asters are an excellent plant to add to your landscape for additional fall ...

Cold nights, calm borders, and warmer soil open a quiet window that savvy gardeners seize before winter presses down hard. As clocks change and borders thin, a small group of perennials quietly turn ...