"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When it comes to adding color and visual interest to your garden, you’ve probably already planted flowers ...

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 ...

New York asters (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) are an excellent choice if you're starting a pollinator garden. Asters are native to eastern North America and native birds and pollinators find them a ...

Have you noticed how many tall perennials bloom with yellow, daisy-like flowers from midsummer through fall in fields and gardens in this area? There are a lot of them, all U.S. natives, all members ...

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 ...

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 ...

When most of us think about adding flowers to the garden, our minds naturally go to spring — the peonies, the tulips, the magnolias, and such. Maybe if we’re feeling unusually connected to the wee ...

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.

Virtually everyone loves autumn pansies and mums, but it's asters that quicken my gardening pulse. When asters are on, they shine like no other perennial in the garden. And they have been shining for ...

Bloom length, appearance, and plant care. Mums and asters have similar bloom lengths, and each plant family has varieties that bloom earlier or later in the fall. Mums generally look picture perfect ...