Suddenly I can’t get enough of asters. Many of them get no respect, growing right under our noses, often aggressively. But with just a little bit of easy taming, they can be the showstoppers of a fall ...

As autumn’s crisp air settles in, gardens across the country are about to burst into a spectacular display of color. This ...

NOW THIS IS A VERY VERSATILE PLANT TOO. FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ASTERS, AREN’T THERE? THERE ARE. THERE’S OVER 100 TYPES OF ASTERS IN THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE ABOUT 30 ...

He wrote that they are excellent around tall shrubs. Modern designers who are interested in plant communities value them for their late flowers and their winter structure. For decades, Michaelmas ...

This month I want to highlight a late-blooming perennial, the aster. We have had asters in our garden for a while, but last ...

Asters fill a special niche in the garden by extending the growing season through the fall. Their cheerful, abundant flowers will persist until hard frosts set in. And they step in to provide ...

Asters play a major role in supporting native pollinators ... Artist Juliet Mullet and I have an exhibition featuring her ...

Do you want beautiful winter paperwhites, but don't know where to start? Here, we run down how you can grow them indoors for ...

Much has been written about the value of including asters in your garden as a late-season source of food for pollinators. For this reason, I have included several in mine. However, there is one that ...