The changing seasons from summer to fall, bring with them stunning autumn leaves that light up the garden with their warm and comforting hues. And, just as summer blooms start to fade, 'Kickin Purple' ...

Asters glow brightly in your fall garden. Learn all you need to know them, including the best aster flower varieties, growing tips, and more.

Sep. 1—The end of summer and fall in Santa Fe is truly unparalleled, with a landscape that is uniquely diverse. Late-blooming jewel-toned perennials and grasses begin to fill the natural terrain with ...

* What it is: ‘Grape Crush’ is a recently introduced variety of our native New England aster that’s a very heavy bloomer and also compact enough that staking usually isn’t needed despite the many ...

Asters bring much-needed sparkle to late-summer and fall gardens. The word “aster,” in fact, comes from “astron,” the Greek word for “star.” (Consider “asterisk” and “astronomy.”) With daisy-shaped ...

Fall does not have to mean the end of bright blooms in central Ohio; some late-flowering perennials are making their debut after a long summer in waiting. New England aster Purple Dome (Symphyotrichum ...

A close-up of asters in bloom in a garden - Wut_Moppie/Shutterstock Looking for a flower that will brighten up your garden with colorful blooms even in late summer? Asters (Aster spp.) are the way to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Imagine a salesperson knocks on your door, and instead of selling cable subscriptions or windows, says, “I noticed your garden is looking a little boring now, and I have an offer ...

What a difference two weeks makes – it’s early autumn and instead of the sea of yellow seen in mid-September, the native world in northern Illinois is full of colorful asters and yellow-rumps. Asters, ...

The Caprock Chronicles are edited each week by Jack Becker a librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at [email protected]. This week’s article is by Christena Stephens a ...