The Aster (Symphyotrichum spp.) is a gorgeous flower, bringing shades of pink, purple, white, and even blue to an otherwise dreary season. They are a hardy alternative to mums you should consider ...

Asters are the grand finale of the garden season, bursting into a riot of purple, pink, blue, and white just as other flowers begin to fade. These hardy perennials are a cornerstone of any fall ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. After a few days of extreme heat and humidity, fall weather is finally here. The plentiful rains provide a great opportunity for fall planting of trees, ...

SAN ANTONIO — Two of my favorite plants, fall aster and mint marigold, bloom for a short period in late fall. The aster plant grows to a mound about 2 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter if you restrict ...

Woman kneeling in flower garden with many different colors of mum flowers - Twentyseven/Getty Images The sight of mums in every grocery store and front porch marks the unofficial beginning of autumn.

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 ...

Gardeners can either prune asters in the fall or not—it's a personal choice. Fall pruning creates a tidier yard and limits disease and pest infestation. Leaving asters unpruned produces a natural ...

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 ...

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 ...

As September ends the yellow flowers of wild goldenrods are joined by the lavender, blue, pink, or white blossoms of asters. They, like so many other flowers that bloom now, are members of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close-up of asters in bloom in a garden - Wut_Moppie/Shutterstock Looking for a flower that will brighten up your garden with ...