Looking for something different to plant this year? How about a tough native plant that produces pretty lavender-blue blooms? Stokes’ Aster is a good choice few people grow and fits right into most ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This is a time of year when a lot of people give up on growing new plants, but it’s a great time to grow local, using native plants. You can buy seeds and ...

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 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 ...

Asters are members of the daisy family (Asteraceae), along with dahlias, marigolds and sunflowers. The two most common types of asters in our area are the New England aster and the New York aster.

Asters produce nectar for migrating butterflies and other beneficial insects. There’s a variety for most garden spots, from full sun to shade. “The aster has not wasted spring and summer because it ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I have been living in a blue haze. It has not been pre-planned, but I like it. It marks the end of the main ...