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 ...

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. Gardener prunes aster stems - An Mazhor/Shutterstock Asters are gorgeous members of the daisy family that light up the autumn ...

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 ...

The aster flower has an interesting history and it belongs to the astonishing Asteraceae family which has a long list of unexpected plants. It is nonpoisonous and has been used for food and medicine.

Move over, mums! There’s another beautiful autumn bloomer that belongs in your garden. Not only do asters look fabulous, but they also provide late season food for pollinators such as butterflies and ...

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 ...

If you are looking for a flower that not only looks beautiful but also produces plentiful blooms that attract pollinators, China aster (callistephus chinensis) should definitely be on your list. It is ...

They are everywhere, In the fields, in the gardens, even in the wedding bouquets. You see them in white, pink, lavender, violet, blue, and even yellow. What wonderful flowers. There are as many as 170 ...

Though this flower's unusual growth pattern may be fascinating, it could unfortunately be a potential symptom of a damaging ...

Some things are so common, they become unnoticeable. Blue skies are like that. When I moved to sunny Florida from overcast Cape Cod, I was constantly aware of the continual brightness. Every day I’d ...

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 ...